Category Archives: Study/report

PIRLS 2021 International Results in Reading

COVID-19, Determinants, Documentation, School performance in reading, writing and mathematics, Statistical overview, Study/report

Title: PIRLS 2021 International Results in Reading 

Author: TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center 

Publisher: Boston College 

Year: 2023 

Format: PDF 

Description:
Results from an international study conducted every five years indicate a reduction in reading achievement among fourth grade students following the pandemic in 21 of the 32 countries in which a comparison is possible with the previous study in 2016.* The study also links the results with a number of indicators, including socioeconomic status, literacy activities before starting school, school climate, and student attitudes toward reading.  

*While the study is recognized as very reliable, the authors caution prudence when interpreting the 2021 results due to the exceptional nature of the pandemic and the variation in measures put in place to counter it. Moreover, comparison of results for countries and provinces that, like Quebec, have postponed the 2021 evaluation to grade 5, is treated separately.  

 

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Elementary–Secondary Education Survey, 2020/2021

COVID-19, Determinants, Documentation, School performance in reading, writing and mathematics, Statistical overview, Study/report

Title: Elementary–Secondary Education Survey, 2020/2021 

Author: Statistics Canada 

Publisher: Statistics Canada 

Year: 2022 

Format: Website 

Description:
The most recent 2020–2021 Elementary-Secondary Education Survey (ESES) from Statistics Canada highlights the pandemic’s effects on education. Notably, it shows a 106% increase in homeschooling, especially among younger students, along with a slightly higher high school graduation rate (+0.5%). Every year, ESES assembles data on public and private schools across Canada. 

Document: Elementary–Secondary Education Survey, 2020/2021

Work/school balance: 72% of working students accumulate over 40 productive hours per week

Determinants, Documentation, Study/report, Work/school balance

Title: Work/school balance: 72% of working students accumulate over 40 productive hours per week

Author: Réseau réussite Montréal

Publisher: Réseau réussite Montréal

Year: 2023

Format: PDF

Description:

The labour shortage and the marked increase of young people on the job market have thrust the issue of work/school balance to the forefront of our concerns.

To provide information on this topic, Réseau réussite Montréal has produced an information sheet highlighting the key concepts necessary for working students to be successful at school.

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Youth and leisure screen time

Documentation, Information document, Screen time, Situational report, Statistical overview, Study/report

Title: Youth and leisure screen time

Author: Réseau réussite Montréal and Jean-François Biron

Publisher: Réseau réussite Montréal

Year: 2022

Format: PDF

Description:

This infographic presents the results of a survey on digital habits conducted during the pandemic by Montréal’s public health department (Direction régionale de santé publique de Montréal) among 700 youth aged 13 to 17. It helps answer questions about hyperconnectivity and its effects. It was based on a presentation given by Jean-François Biron on November 25, 2021 as part of Réseau réussite Montréal’s webinar on screens and teens during the pandemic: Écrans et adolescent(e)s en contexte de pandémie.

 

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Returning to Normal? Overcoming Vulnerabilities in an Education System Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic

COVID-19, Documentation, Study/report

Title: Returning to Normal? Overcoming Vulnerabilities in an Education System Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic (Report on the State and Needs of Education 2020-2021) [Summary]

Author: Conseil supérieur de l’éducation

Publisher: Conseil supérieur de l’éducation

Year: 2021

Format: PDF

Description:

« The Conseil’s full Report on the State and Needs of Education entitled Revenir à la normale? Surmonter les vulnérabilités du système éducatif face à la pandémie de COVID-19 [Returning to Normal? Overcoming Vulnerabilities in an Education System Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic] begins with a brief overview of existing research on the effects of past pandemics and other causes of disruptions to the normal school year that could shed light on the current one. It then presents an analytical framework to examine the education system’s response to the pandemic and its impacts using crisis management theory and the construct of resilience. The latter demonstrate that knowing where vulnerabilities lie is key for an organization’s ability to adapt and be resilient when faced with adversity. A cross reference of the statements submitted by the organizations with the Conseil’s own published opinions forms the core of the report, uncovering not only the vulnerabilities in the education system, but any lessons that can be drawn to minimize them. The Conseil then concludes by proposing three broad guidelines that could steer several courses of action to swiftly address the negative impacts of the pandemic on education in Québec and make the education system more resilient over the long term. » (Excerpt from the summary)

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TOPO survey: Portrait of young Montrealers in grade 6

Determinants, Documentation, Study/report

Title: TOPO survey: Portrait of young Montrealers in grade 6

Author: Direction régionale de santé publique

Publisher: Direction régionale de santé publique

Year: 2018

Format: PDF

Description:

« TOPO data were used to identify priority issues. Around 13 400 childraen and 7 800 parents participated in the survey on lifestyle habits, physical and emotional health, school life, bullying, family life and educational success. » (Excerpt from the DRSP website)

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Children and Schools During COVID-19 and Beyond: Engagement and Connection Through Opportunity

COVID-19, Documentation, Information document, Study/report

Title: Children and Schools During COVID-19 and Beyond: Engagement and Connection Through Opportunity

Author: Vaillancourt, T. et al.

Publisher: Royal Society of Canada

Year: 2021

Format: PDF

Description:

« This Policy Briefing Report from the Children and Schools COVID-19 Working Group is intended to serve as a pandemic recovery resource for educators, administrators, support staff, school mental health professionals, and decision makers in the education sector, as well as parents/guardians and the general public. Toward this aim, this report comprises nine stand-alone chapters that provide a review and synthesis of the current state of knowledge up until August 8, 2021. Some of the chapters contain original research data, and all of the chapters contain expert opinion and detailed recommendations for a pandemic recovery in education. The recommendations provided in the executive summary are not exhaustive, but rather reflect a synthesis of the recommendations found at the end of each chapter. An Appendix on infection prevention and control is also included. » (Excerpt from the document)

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Vulnerable English-speaking children: 2017 Quebec Survey of Child Development in Kindergarten data analysis

Documentation, Early childhood/School readiness, Study/report

Title: Vulnerable English-speaking children: 2017 Quebec Survey of Child Development in Kindergarten data analysis

Author: Institut de la statistique du Québec

Publisher: Institut de la statistique du Québec

Year: 2019

Format: PDF

Description:

“Results from the 2017 Quebec Survey of Child Development in Kindergarten (QSCDK) show that kindergarten students whose mother tongue is English are proportionately more likely to be considered vulnerable compared to children whose mother tongue is French. Following this observation, bivariate analyses were performed based on data from the 2017 QSCDK and the 2017 Quebec Survey on the Preschool Path of Kindergarten Students (QSPPKS) to verify if particular individual and family characteristics are associated with the vulnerability of children whose mother tongue is English for each of the five developmental areas measured by the Early Development Instrument (EDI).” (Excerpt from the report)

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