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Enseignements du PIRLS-2021 sur la littéracie en lecture des élèves de 4e année : Comparaisons Québec, trois provinces canadiennes, six pays européens

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  • Pierre Lefebvre

    (Department of Economics, University of Quebec in Montreal)

  • Philip Merrigan

    (Department of Economics, University of Quebec in Montreal)

Abstract

(in French) La dernière enquête internationale en éducation -- le PIRLS 2021 -- témoigne pour la première fois des résultats en lecture des élèves de 4e année scolarisés au milieu d'une crise sans précédent, la pandémie COVID-19. Les tests confirment la prédiction générale que dans la plupart des juridictions les élèves auraient une performance inférieure comparativement à l'enquête de 2016. Les résultats sont analysés par thème : scores de performance (moyen, tendances, distribution centile, seuils internationaux de compétences) ; résultats associés au statut socioéconomique (élèves et écoles), aux facteurs parentaux (activités éducatives, attentes académiques) et à l'environnement de l'école (ressources matérielles et humaines, emphase sur succès académique, discipline et sécurité). Les tableaux et statistiques construites et commentées, sont faits en retenant comparativement 11 juridictions : quatre pays Nordiques (Danemark, Finlande, Norvège, Suède), les deux régions de la Belgique (Flamande et Française), la France, et les quatre provinces canadiennes participantes à cette vague du PIRLS (Colombie-Britannique, Alberta, Québec, et Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador). Les élèves des juridictions canadiennes et leurs écoles ont généralement des scores parmi les plus élevés qui témoignent de la résilience de leurs systèmes d'éducation. Les écarts socioéconomiques sont parmi les plus faibles, notamment au Québec où les indices de réussite académique ont augmenté. L'analyse présente aussi la satisfaction de l'emploi et les sentiments sur la profession par les enseignants ainsi que le nombre de semaines pour lesquels les opérations des écoles ont été perturbées. Abstract (in English, working paper is in French) The latest international survey in education -- PIRLS 2021 -- is the first to present an international comparative study of fourth grade students' reading achievement that coincided with the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tests results confirm the general prediction for a majority of jurisdictions that students would have a lower performance than in the 2006 survey. Results are analysed by subject: scores achievement (mean, trends, percentiles, international benchmarks); relationship between scores and socioeconomic environment (students, schools), parental factors (early Literacy Activities, academic expectations), and school composition (resources, academic emphasis, discipline and security). Constructed and commented tables and statistics are presented on a comparative basis for 11 jurisdictions: four Nordic countries (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden), two Belgian regions (Flemish, French), France, and four Canadian provinces (British-Columbia, Alberta, Québec, Newfoundland-Labrador). Canadian students and their schools generally are among those having the highest scores, which express the resilience of their schooling systems. Socioeconomic achievement gaps are among the lowest, especially in Québec where scores have increased. The analysis also presents job satisfaction and perceptions on the profession by teachers, as well as the number of weeks with school pandemic perturbations.

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  • Pierre Lefebvre & Philip Merrigan, 2023. "Enseignements du PIRLS-2021 sur la littéracie en lecture des élèves de 4e année : Comparaisons Québec, trois provinces canadiennes, six pays européens," Working Papers 23-04, Research Group on Human Capital, University of Quebec in Montreal's School of Management.
  • Handle: RePEc:grc:wpaper:23-04
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    Keywords

    PIRLS2021; scores de performance; statut socioéconomique; pays européens et provinces; scores achievement; socioeconomic environment; European countries and provinces;
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    JEL classification:

    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I26 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Returns to Education

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