1. LET’S LEARN ABOUT PISA: THE TEST THE WHOLE WORLD TAKES PISA 2015

2. PISA 2015 background PISA is a collaborative effort of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC) and Statistics Canada are responsible for the administration Purpose is to see how well 15-year-olds are prepared to meet challenges of what comes after public education Gives policy information about factors that contribute to the success of students, schools and education systems Rather than simply measuring what students can do, it measures what they can do with what they know

3. Major Domains and Country Participation PISA AdministrationsMajor DomainsNumber of Countries 2000Reading32 2003Math41 2006Science41 2009Reading65 2012Math65 2015Science70+

4. PISA 2015 Administration 15-year-olds (mostly grade 10 students) born between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 1999 Administered in April - May 2015 Major Domain: Science Minor Domains: Reading, Math, *Problem Solving Background questionnaires are completed by students and principals International release date: December 2016 Further information?  www.cmec.ca OR www.oecd.org www.cmec.cawww.oecd.org

5. What is new for us? All domains computer-based Financial Literacy Full-day administration Pierre Brochu, Director of Learning Assessment Programs (CMEC)– Wednesday, October 29 (am) Sample rather than census – same procedures as other Canadian provinces  Approximately 480 students  About 15 schools  Sizable reduction of schools that must participate  Large reduction of students who must participate

6. ILA - Reading20132014 Met Expectations72%77% Approached Expectations 7%4% Experienced Difficulty21%19% Exemption Rate10% (n=140) 6% (n=87) N (# that wrote)1,3371,327 Trends we see with the ILA

7. IMA2011201220132014 Met Expectations32%52%64%65% Approached Expectations 5%8%4%6% Experienced Difficulty63%40%32%30% Exemption Rate10%11%10% (n=158) 9% (n=134) N (# that wrote)1,5761,5021,3521,288 Trends we see with the IMA

8. PMA'13EMA'13IMA'13 N826771 PR715772 SS555768 SP866973 Performance in Shape and Space PMA 2013, EMA 2013, IMA 2013

9. Performance in Shape and Space PCAP 2010 and PISA 2012 PCAP'10PISA'12 N 471475 PR 463490 SS 449460 SP 470488

10. PISA: Measuring student success https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1I9tuScLUA&f eature=player_embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1I9tuScLUA&f eature=player_embedded https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Xmr87nsl74

11. QUESTIONS?