Table 18
Social class distribution and average scores, Canadian provinces compared with U.S states, TIMSS 2007
| Ontario | British Columbia | Quebec | Massachusetts | Minnesota | U.S. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| (1) Group 1 (Lowest) | 8 | 474 | 9 | 460 | 18 | 501 | 12 | 478 | 10 | 483 | 17 | 461 |
| (2) Group 2 | 16 | 489 | 15 | 485 | 26 | 515 | 15 | 509 | 16 | 511 | 20 | 482 |
| (3) Group 3 | 31 | 517 | 31 | 513 | 32 | 533 | 27 | 551 | 30 | 528 | 28 | 515 |
| (4) Group 4 | 22 | 528 | 21 | 519 | 13 | 553 | 19 | 564 | 21 | 551 | 17 | 538 |
| (5) Group 5/6 (Higher/highest) | 23 | 544 | 24 | 531 | 12 | 567 | 26 | 587 | 23 | 560 | 18 | 546 |
| (6) Province (state) average | 517 | 509 | 528 | 547 | 532 | 508 | ||||||
| (7) Province (state) average (with U.S. weights) | 511 | 503 | 533 | 538 | 526 | 508 | ||||||
Source: Authors' analysis of Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2007 database (Boston College International Study Center)
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