Publications
- PDF - Second report from the 2009 Programme for International Student Assessment
- The Performance of Canada's Youth in Reading, Mathematics and Science. PISA 2009 First Results for Canadians Aged 15
- A Profile of Minority-Language Students and Schools in Canada: Results from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2009
- Educational Pathways of Youth in Ontario: Factors Impacting Educational Pathways
- HTML - Educational Trajectories of Youth in New Brunswick: Factors Impacting Educational Pathways
- PDF - Educational Trajectories of Youth in New Brunswick: Factors Impacting Educational Pathways
- Educational Pathways of Youth in Manitoba: Impacts of Exposure to Career Planning Services and Parental Involvement in Learning
- Education and Labour Market Transitions in Young Adulthood
- Educational outcomes at age 21 associated with reading ability at age 15
- Reading skills of young immigrants in Canada: the effects of duration of residency, home language exposure and schools
- The second chance system: Results from the three cycles of the Youth in Transition Survey
- PDF - Educational trajectories of youth in New Brunswick: the impact of exposure to career planning services and parental involvement in learning
- The impact of factors on trajectories that lead to non-completion of high school and lack of post-secondary education among those with high reading competencies at age 15
- Education and Early Labour Market Outcomes in Canada
- Educational Outcomes at Age 19 Associated with Reading Ability at Age 15
This longitudinal study used the data from the third cycle of the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) and from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to provide an initial look at the relationship between reading literacy at age 15 and two important educational outcomes at age 19: high school graduation and postsecondary participation. - Improving Reading Skills: Policy Sensitive Non-School and Family Factors (In PDF format)
This research examined the relationship between the reading performance of Canadian youth aged 15 years old and their individuals, family and school characteristics. Data from the 2000 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) were used. The study revealed that family and individuals characteristics had a greater influence on reading achievement than school characteristics. - Measuring Up: Canadian results from the OECD PISA study
On December 6, the results from the 2003 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) were released by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Jointly, Human Resources and Social Development Canada, Statistics Canada, and the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada released a report entitled Measuring Up: Canadian results from the OECD PISA study, which presents first findings from the 2003 PISA study.- Highlights (in PDF format)
- Full Report (in PDF format)
- Aspirations of Canadian Youth for Higher Education ( In PDF format )
This paper examines educational aspirations of 15-year-old Canadian students, as well as, key influences on these plans. Data from the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS) and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) was used in this research. - At a Crossroads: First Results for the 18 to 20-Year-old Cohort of the Youth in Transition Survey
Human Resources Development Canada and Statistics Canada
January 2002- Full Report (In HTML format)
- Highlights (In PDF format)
- The Impact of Computer Use on Reading Achievement of 15-year-olds ( In PDF format )
Using data from the 2000 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS), this report examines in detail the use and access to Information and Communication Technologies and its impact on reading skills of 15-year-old Canadians. - Reading achievement in Canada and the United States: Findings from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment ( In PDF format )
This report takes a close look at the reading performance of 15-year olds from Canada and the United States. Using data from the 2000 Programme for International Student Assessment, the report compares the reading skills of the two groups of students in light of their socioeconomic and school information, as well as types of policy practice. - PDF - Who pursues postsecondary education, who leaves and why: Results from the Youth in Transition Survey
- PDF - Education and labour market pathways of young Canadians between age 20 and 22: an overview
- In and out of high school: First results from the second cycle of the Youth in Transition Survey, 2002