Category Archives: Determinants

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.  

 

Document : PIRLS 2021 International Results in Reading 

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

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)

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

SurvEd kit for success in school

Determinants, Documentation, Information document, Tool

Title: SurvEd kit for success in school

Author: Institut de la statistique du Québec

Publisher: Institut de la statistique du Québec

Year: 2014 (+ 3 new fact sheets in 2020)

Format: PDF

Description:

“L’Institut de la statistique du Québec [ISQ] has produced many publications based on data from the QLSCD to document child development at school entry as well as educational experience. The SurvEd kit for success in school makes productive use of QLSCD results by making them more accessible to stakeholders and everyone involved in keeping children in school – to everyone who has our children’s future at heart!

Each fact sheet presents a brief summary of selected results related to young people’s success and perseverance in school. In addition to highlights of research findings, each fact sheet includes suggested intervention paths drawn from the relevant ISQ publications.”
(Excerpt from the ISQ website)

Document: Complete SurvEd kit

  • 3 new fact sheets in 2020
    • Fact Sheet 14 – Psychosocial and Academic Adaptation During the Transition to High School
    • Fact Sheet 15 – Reading Motivation and Academic Performance in the Teaching Language in High School
    • Fact Sheet 16 – Obtaining a Diploma Before the Age of 20

LATULU Challenge

Determinants, Documentation, School performance in reading, writing and mathematics, Tool

Title: LATULU Challenge

Author: Table de concertation des bibliothécaires scolaires et publics de l’île de Montréal and Réseau réussite Montréal*

Publisher: Réseau réussite Montréal

Year: 2020

Format: PDF

Description:

Reading-idea and game cards, organized into 8 levels, to encourage reading for pleasure among 0–17-year-olds.

LATULU Challenge cards are available in libraries and on the BAnQ website.

*Project:

  • Content selection and texts: Table de concertation des bibliothécaires scolaires et publics de l’île de Montréal
  • Production: Réseau réussite Montréal

Documents : LATULU Challenge

Thinking outside the reading box (Young Readers in the 21st Century – Information sheet 7)

Determinants, Documentation, Information document, School performance in reading, writing and mathematics

Title: Thinking outside the reading box (Young Readers in the 21st Century – Information sheet 7)

Author: Réseau réussite Montréal

Publisher: Réseau réussite Montréal

Year: 2020

Format: PDF

Description:

The Young Readers in the 21st Century series is a brief, easy-to-digest compilation of knowledge about different aspects of reading, along with practical ideas to promote reading for pleasure.

Fact sheet 7 has 10 examples of projects to get away from the traditional reading environment.

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Other information sheets in the series:

Reading on digital platforms (Young Readers in the 21st Century – Information sheet 6)

Determinants, Documentation, Information document, School performance in reading, writing and mathematics

Title: Reading on digital platforms (Young Readers in the 21st Century – Information sheet 6)

Author: Réseau réussite Montréal

Publisher: Réseau réussite Montréal

Year: 2020

Format: PDF

Description:

The Young Readers in the 21st Century series is a brief, easy-to-digest compilation of knowledge about different aspects of reading, along with practical ideas to promote reading for pleasure.

Fact sheet 6 concerns new technologies and reading in a digital context. The fact sheet also suggests projects for combining reading with technology.

This infographic is based on a presentation by Nathalie Lacelle (Université du Québec à Montréal).

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Other information sheets in the series:

Multilingual reading (Young Readers in the 21st Century – Information sheet 5)

Determinants, Documentation, Information document, School performance in reading, writing and mathematics

Title: Multilingual reading (Young Readers in the 21st Century – Information sheet 5)

Author: Réseau réussite Montréal

Publisher: Réseau réussite Montréal

Year: 2020

Format: PDF

Description:

The Young Readers in the 21st Century series is a brief, easy-to-digest compilation of knowledge about different aspects of reading, along with practical ideas to promote reading for pleasure.

Fact sheet 5 covers multilingual approaches to literacy that will encourage allophone students to read and write in French and offers several activities for preschool, elementary, and high school levels.

This infographic is based on a presentation by Françoise Armand (Université de Montréal).

Documents :

Other information sheets in the series: