Table 17

Social class distribution and average scores, Canada and its provinces compared with U.S., TIMSS 2007 and PISA "2007”

Canada Ontario British Columbia Quebec U.S. (PISA) U.S. (TIMSS)
 Social class distribution (percent) Average score  Social class distribution (percent) Average score  Social class distribution (percent)  Average score  Social class distribution (percent) Average score  Social class distribution (percent) Average score  Social class distribution (percent) Average score
PISA  “2007” PISA  “2007” TIMSS 2007 TIMSS 2007 TIMSS 2007 TIMSS 2007 TIMSS 2007 TIMSS 2007 PISA  “2007” PISA  “2007” TIMSS 2007 TIMSS 2007
Group 1 (Lowest) 8 475 8 474 9 460 18 501 17 423 17 461
Group 2 13 497 16 489 15 485 26 515 16 445 20 482
Group 3 31 522 31 517 31 513 32 533 28 479 28 515
Group 4 21 540 22 528 21 519 13 553 18 504 17 538
Group 5/6 (Higher/highest) 27 559 23 544 24 531 12 567 20 535 18 546

Note: PISA "2007" is a weighted average of PISA 2006 and PISA 2009 data, where PISA 2006 has twice the weight of PISA 2009.

Source: Authors' analysis of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007 database (Boston College International Study Center) and OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 and 2009 databases

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