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chapter 4: students’ reading attitudes, self-concept, and out-of-school activities
Exhibit 4.3: Students Reading Stories or Novels Outside of School with Trends
Exhibit 4.3 Students Reading Stories or Novels Outside of School with Trends (Continued)
(Continued)
Countries
2006
Percent
of Students
Once or Twice a Month Never or Almost Never
Average
Achievement
Difference
in Percent
from 2001
2006
Percent
of Students
Average
Achievement
Difference
in Percent
from 2001
Canada, British Columbia 11 (0.7) 539 (4.1) ◊ ◊ 6 (0.6) 511 (7.0) ◊ ◊
Canada, Nova Scotia 12 (0.5) 531 (3.9) ◊ ◊ 8 (0.5) 497 (6.3) ◊ ◊
Canada, Alberta 12 (0.7) 544 (3.4) ◊ ◊ 8 (0.6) 523 (4.9) ◊ ◊
Canada, Ontario 14 (0.9) 544 (5.1) 0 (1.1) 7 (0.7) 520 (7.5) 1 (1.0)
Russian Federation 11 (0.6) 563 (4.9) 2 (0.9) h 7 (0.6) 548 (5.4) 1 (0.8)
Trinidad and Tobago 10 (0.6) 420 (7.1) ◊ ◊ 11 (1.0) 408 (7.2) ◊ ◊
New Zealand 14 (0.6) 513 (3.9) 1 (1.0) 10 (0.6) 473 (4.2) 0 (1.0)
Israel 15 (0.6) 495 (4.8) 1 (0.9) 7 (0.5) 481 (7.2) –22 (1.4) i
Netherlands 13 (0.6) 540 (2.2) 0 (0.9) 14 (0.7) 531 (3.2) 0 (1.1)
Singapore 15 (0.5) 534 (3.5) 4 (0.7) h 8 (0.4) 505 (4.6) –1 (0.7)
Macedonia, Rep. of 16 (1.1) 452 (7.1) 2 (1.6) 5 (0.4) 445 (10.1) 1 (0.6)
Canada, Quebec 16 (0.9) 528 (3.4) –1 (1.3) 12 (0.9) 502 (5.1) –4 (1.6) i
Iceland 16 (0.6) 508 (2.8) 2 (0.8) h 15 (0.6) 486 (2.9) –1 (0.8)
South Africa 14 (0.5) 302 (6.6) ◊ ◊ 13 (0.7) 294 (7.2) ◊ ◊
Qatar 15 (0.4) 347 (3.4) ◊ ◊ 10 (0.4) 342 (4.4) ◊ ◊
United States 18 (0.7) 539 (3.6) 1 (1.0) 18 (0.9) 509 (3.2) –3 (1.3)
Hungary 20 (0.9) 553 (2.9) –2 (1.2) i 10 (0.7) 535 (6.7) –2 (1.0)
Hong Kong SAR 17 (0.7) 550 (3.3) –6 (1.0) i 7 (0.5) 518 (5.0) –5 (0.8) i
Scotland 18 (0.9) 521 (3.8) 3 (1.2) h 17 (1.2) 484 (4.8) 5 (1.5) h
Kuwait 19 (0.8) 326 (5.8) ◊ ◊ 8 (0.7) 312 (8.9) ◊ ◊
England 20 (0.7) 536 (4.2) 3 (1.0) h 17 (0.8) 492 (3.5) 3 (1.2) h
Germany 16 (0.5) 550 (3.6) 1 (0.8) 31 (0.9) 535 (2.6) –6 (1.4) i
France 19 (0.6) 522 (2.8) –1 (0.9) 19 (0.9) 501 (2.9) –2 (1.3)
Georgia 20 (1.4) 484 (6.8) ◊ ◊ 17 (1.2) 459 (5.6) ◊ ◊
Belgium (Flemish) 21 (0.8) 545 (3.0) ◊ ◊ 14 (0.8) 530 (3.3) ◊ ◊
Spain 15 (0.6) 523 (3.7) ◊ ◊ 29 (1.0) 508 (3.2) ◊ ◊
Poland 21 (0.8) 516 (3.7) ◊ ◊ 11 (0.8) 504 (4.6) ◊ ◊
Sweden 22 (0.8) 546 (2.7) 0 (1.0) 15 (0.8) 529 (3.4) 3 (1.0) h
Chinese Taipei 20 (0.7) 531 (3.2) ◊ ◊ 15 (0.7) 505 (3.1) ◊ ◊
Denmark 20 (0.8) 551 (3.0) ◊ ◊ 25 (1.1) 529 (3.0) ◊ ◊
Belgium (French) 18 (0.7) 507 (3.3) ◊ ◊ 27 (0.9) 488 (3.0) ◊ ◊
Lithuania 19 (0.7) 540 (2.6) –1 (1.2) 23 (1.0) 528 (2.4) 1 (1.5)
Morocco 21 (1.5) 327 (10.2) –4 (1.9) 16 (2.5) 282 (16.8) –8 (3.5) i
Romania 23 (1.3) 503 (5.8) –4 (1.8) i 16 (1.1) 463 (9.8) 2 (1.7)
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 22 (0.9) 423 (4.3) 1 (1.3) 10 (1.0) 356 (9.3) –5 (1.6) i
Luxembourg 21 (0.5) 553 (2.4) ◊ ◊ 31 (0.6) 539 (1.8) ◊ ◊
Norway 21 (0.8) 503 (5.1) 1 (1.2) 32 (1.2) 488 (3.5) –5 (1.8) i
Austria 18 (0.7) 537 (3.8) ◊ ◊ 37 (1.1) 528 (2.6) ◊ ◊
Indonesia 16 (0.7) 411 (5.7) ◊ ◊ 25 (1.2) 406 (6.0) ◊ ◊
Bulgaria 23 (1.0) 555 (6.0) 2 (1.4) 29 (1.3) 529 (5.2) 7 (2.0) h
Italy 15 (0.8) 554 (4.1) –1 (1.0) 43 (1.3) 540 (3.3) –7 (1.7) i
Slovenia 23 (0.8) 522 (3.0) 4 (1.3) h 28 (0.9) 513 (2.5) 0 (1.7)
Moldova, Rep. of 23 (0.9) 504 (4.1) 0 (1.8) 21 (1.1) 493 (4.4) 11 (1.6) h
Latvia 21 (0.9) 544 (3.6) 1 (1.2) 36 (1.4) 526 (2.5) 6 (1.7) h
Slovak Republic 21 (0.7) 540 (3.7) –1 (1.1) 43 (1.1) 522 (3.9) 1 (1.7)
International Avg. 18 (0.1) 500 (0.7) 19 (0.2) 479 (0.9)
h Percent in 2006 significantly higher
i Percent in 2006 significantly lower
SOURCE: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2006
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PIRLS 2006
4th Grade