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Canadian Research Data Centre Network

Programme for International Student Assessment

2009 - 2012

Subjects

Children and youthEducationEducation, training and learningLiteracy

Overview

Summary

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international assessment of the skills and knowledge of 15 year-olds which aims to assess whether students approaching the end of compulsory education have acquired the knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in society.

Available Cycles

Years Name
2009,2012 Programme for International Student Assessment

Documentation

Publication Note

All publications (e.g. scientific articles, reports, dissertations, theses) and presentations based on a dataset available in the RDCs should include an acknowledgement of the support provided by granting councils (SSHRC, CIHR, CFI), Statistics Canada and host university. See a sample

Related Publications

Pierre Lefebvre and Philip Merrigan (2020).

Les inégalités provinciales aux tests internationaux-nationaux de littéracie : Québec, Ontario et autres provinces canadiennes 2000-2018

CIRANO Cahier Scientifique

Pierre Lefebvre (2018).

L'école privée : des contributions ignorées et méconnues au capital de connaissances et des leçons pour la réussite scolaire de tous

Pierre Lefebvre (2018).

La contribution de l'école privée au Québec à la littératie et à la numératie des 15 ans : une analyse par effets de traitement

L'actualité économique: Revue d'analyse économique

Kelly Foley (2017).

The gender gap in university participation: What role do skills and parents play?

CLEF Working Paper Series

David Lapierre (2016).

L'effet de traitement des écoles privées au Québec sur les scores aux tests PISA de 2000 à 2012: une analyse par méthode d'appariement

Pierre Lefebvre (2018).

La contribution de l'école privée au Québec à la littératie et à la numératie des 15 ans : une analyse par effets de traitement

L'actualité économique: Revue d'analyse économique

David Lapierre, Pierre Lefebvre, and Philip Merrigan (2016).

Long term educational attainment of private high school students in Québec: Estimates of treatment effects from longitudinal data

Working Papers Series

Michael Baker, Jonathan Gruber, and Kevin Milligan (2015).

Non-cognitive deficits and young adult outcomes: The long-run impacts of a universal child care program

National Bureau of Economic Research Working Papers

Jason D. Edgerton, Lance W. Roberts, and Tracey Peter (2013).

Disparities in academic achievement: Assessing the role of habitus and practice

Social Indicators Research , 303-322

Man Sun (2008).

A dynamic analysis of education in Canada: Evidence from the YITS

Victor Thiessen (2008).

Acquiring literacy skills: A comparison of provincial and international results from PISA and IALSS

Xiao Ying Zhang, Lucie DeBlois, Canisius Kamanzi, and Marc-André Deniger (2008).

A theory of success for disadvantaged children: Re-conceptualisation of social capital in the light of resilience

Alberta Journal of Educational Research

L. DeBlois, J. M. Deniger, and M. Rousseau (2007).

Creation of human capital in disadvantaged children

Valérie Saysset, Lise Giroux, and Eve-Marie Castonguay (2007).

Décrochage et retard scolaires: Caracteristiques des eleves a l'age de 15 ans

M. Rousseau, D. Savard, V. Frieman, and L. DeBlois (2006).

PISA 2003: Culture mathématique: Une analyse des forces et des conceptions alternatives des élèves canadiens

C. D. Bassani (2005).

A cross-national examination of the effect of family and school social capital on youths: Mathematics scores in Canada, Japan and the United States

M. D. Singh (2005).

Investigating the prediction of item difficulty and bias by gender in reading literacy

Darren Lauzon (2004).

Variance estimation with plausible value achievement data: Two STATA programs for use with the YITS/PISA data

The Research Data Centres Information and Technical Bulletin , 37-62

E. Dianne Looker and Victor Thiessen (2003).

The digital divide in Canadian schools: Factors affecting student access to and use of information technology

E. Dianne Looker and Victor Thiessen (2003).

The digital divide in Canadian schools: Factors affecting student access to and use of information technology

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CSLP

Survey of Approaches to Educational Planning

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SAEP

International Adult Literacy Survey

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IALS

National Child Care Survey

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

NCCS

Longitudinal and International Study of Adults

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

LISA

Aboriginal Children’s Survey

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

ACS

International Adult Literacy and Skills Survey

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

IALSS

Survey of Earned Doctorates

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

SED

Registered Apprenticeship Information System

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

RAIS

Postsecondary Student Information System

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

PSIS

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Cross-Sectional, Repeated

ERLF

National Apprenticeship Survey

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

NAS

Literacy Skills Used in Daily Activities

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

LSUDA

International Survey of Reading Skills

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

ISRS

University and College Academic Staff System

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

UCASS

Mother Centric Linkages

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

MC

Youth in Transition Survey

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

YITS

Survey on Before and After School Care in Canada

Cross-Sectional, Repeated

SBASCC

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