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242 chapter 6: teachers <strong>and</strong> reading instruction<br />
Exhibit 6.26 Exhibit Teachers’ 6.26: Teachers’ Reports on Reports Uses to on Which Uses of Classroom Assessment of in Reading Is Put<br />
Countries<br />
Background data provided by teachers.<br />
To Assign Marks<br />
or Grades<br />
Percentage of Students Whose Teachers Reported Using Assessment Information<br />
To Adapt<br />
Instruction<br />
To Inform<br />
Parents of<br />
Student Progress<br />
To Identify<br />
Students in<br />
Need of Remedial<br />
Instruction<br />
To Group<br />
Students<br />
for Instruction<br />
To Provide Data<br />
for National or<br />
Local Monitoring<br />
Austria 89 (2.2) 90 (1.9) 94 (1.8) 87 (2.2) 44 (3.5) 11 (2.0)<br />
Belgium (Flemish) 76 (3.2) 86 (2.3) 88 (2.5) 90 (2.2) 68 (3.7) 14 (2.5)<br />
Belgium (French) 79 (2.6) 95 (1.4) 85 (2.7) 92 (1.8) 40 (3.9) 8 (2.2)<br />
Bulgaria 86 (2.7) 89 (2.2) 93 (2.3) 100 (0.3) 78 (2.9) 35 (3.7)<br />
Canada, Alberta 95 (1.7) 97 (1.3) 99 (0.4) 98 (1.0) 78 (3.5) 27 (3.6)<br />
Canada, British Columbia r 96 (1.3) r 100 (0.0) r 100 (0.3) r 99 (1.0) r 74 (3.9) r 28 (3.7)<br />
Canada, Nova Scotia 86 (2.5) 100 (0.2) 100 (0.2) 98 (1.1) 87 (2.6) 22 (3.2)<br />
Canada, Ontario 95 (2.4) 100 (0.0) 95 (2.3) 97 (1.6) 86 (3.6) 29 (4.6)<br />
Canada, Quebec 92 (2.6) 99 (0.7) 99 (0.9) 97 (1.5) 61 (4.1) 14 (2.8)<br />
Chinese Taipei 83 (3.1) 92 (2.5) 64 (3.8) 89 (2.6) 61 (4.2) 9 (2.3)<br />
Denmark 4 (1.5) 97 (1.7) 99 (0.8) 97 (1.2) 73 (3.5) 21 (2.9)<br />
Engl<strong>and</strong> 54 (4.2) 97 (1.4) 96 (2.0) 96 (1.8) 92 (2.0) 46 (4.2)<br />
France 62 (3.8) 98 (1.0) 88 (2.3) 97 (1.1) 58 (3.7) 11 (2.4)<br />
Georgia 90 (2.6) 80 (3.4) 96 (1.5) 96 (1.7) 65 (3.9) 29 (3.6)<br />
Germany 94 (1.3) 95 (1.5) 90 (2.3) 86 (2.4) 63 (4.1) 13 (2.4)<br />
Hong Kong SAR 81 (3.3) 95 (1.7) 62 (4.1) 76 (3.3) 40 (4.5) 4 (1.7)<br />
Hungary 81 (3.2) 99 (0.9) 98 (1.0) 91 (2.6) 76 (3.7) 58 (3.5)<br />
Icel<strong>and</strong> 63 (0.4) 83 (0.2) 96 (0.1) 97 (0.1) 53 (0.4) 18 (0.3)<br />
Indonesia 90 (2.6) 91 (2.5) 94 (2.0) 92 (2.3) 76 (3.3) 69 (3.7)<br />
Iran, Islamic Rep. of 82 (3.0) 94 (1.5) 94 (2.1) 92 (1.8) 92 (1.8) 43 (3.7)<br />
Israel 90 (2.6) 93 (2.3) 97 (1.4) s 47 (5.1) 79 (3.6) 41 (4.6)<br />
Italy 73 (3.4) 100 (0.0) 87 (2.6) 95 (1.8) 37 (4.1) 24 (3.1)<br />
Kuwait 99 (1.0) r 61 (4.4) 97 (1.2) 96 (1.4) 48 (4.3) 39 (4.1)<br />
Latvia 80 (3.3) 85 (2.4) 96 (1.4) 58 (3.5) 32 (3.5) 15 (2.7)<br />
Lithuania 31 (3.4) 98 (0.9) 100 (0.0) 98 (0.9) 66 (3.3) 25 (2.9)<br />
Luxembourg 80 (0.1) 95 (0.1) 85 (0.1) 60 (0.2) 44 (0.2) 7 (0.1)<br />
Macedonia, Rep. of 96 (1.7) 97 (1.4) 99 (0.9) 97 (1.4) 90 (2.4) 58 (4.4)<br />
Moldova, Rep. of 88 (2.8) 85 (3.0) 95 (1.6) 86 (2.9) 86 (2.9) 55 (4.0)<br />
Morocco 68 (4.3) 82 (3.0) 69 (4.2) 96 (1.6) 57 (4.8) 44 (3.9)<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s 68 (4.2) 89 (3.4) 97 (1.8) 92 (2.6) 64 (4.2) 89 (2.7)<br />
New Zeal<strong>and</strong> 41 (3.2) 99 (0.4) 95 (1.2) 97 (0.9) 95 (1.2) 49 (3.0)<br />
Norway 0 (0.0) 100 (0.5) 100 (0.0) 100 (0.5) 63 (4.4) 48 (4.1)<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong> 91 (1.7) 97 (1.0) 98 (0.8) 98 (0.9) 77 (3.2) 58 (4.2)<br />
Qatar s 89 (0.2) s 86 (0.2) s 93 (0.1) s 89 (0.1) s 75 (0.2) s 53 (0.3)<br />
Romania 84 (3.1) 91 (2.6) 97 (1.1) 98 (1.3) 82 (3.0) 44 (3.9)<br />
Russian Federation 99 (0.7) 65 (3.3) 99 (0.9) 93 (1.4) 66 (3.6) 37 (3.6)<br />
Scotl<strong>and</strong> 34 (4.1) 98 (1.3) 97 (1.6) 100 (0.2) 95 (2.1) 56 (3.8)<br />
Singapore 66 (2.5) 93 (1.5) 85 (2.4) 90 (1.7) 74 (3.0) 36 (2.8)<br />
Slovak Republic 83 (2.7) 90 (2.1) 93 (1.8) 81 (3.1) 56 (3.8) 31 (3.4)<br />
Slovenia 30 (3.3) 90 (2.0) 98 (0.8) 97 (1.0) 68 (3.2) 6 (1.4)<br />
South Africa 94 (1.5) 85 (2.0) 97 (1.1) 96 (1.1) 85 (1.7) 50 (3.4)<br />
Spain 84 (2.9) 96 (1.5) 97 (1.2) 98 (1.2) 33 (4.0) 29 (4.1)<br />
Sweden 34 (3.8) 97 (1.3) 98 (0.9) 97 (1.4) 37 (4.1) 41 (4.2)<br />
Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago 78 (3.3) 95 (1.6) 94 (2.0) 97 (1.6) 86 (2.7) 56 (4.1)<br />
United States 96 (0.8) 97 (1.3) 98 (1.1) 97 (1.0) 83 (3.1) 39 (4.0)<br />
International Avg. 72 (0.4) 91 (0.3) 92 (0.3) 91 (0.3) 66 (0.5) 35 (0.5)<br />
( ) St<strong>and</strong>ard errors appear in parentheses. Because results are rounded to the nearest<br />
whole number, some totals may appear inconsistent.<br />
An “r” indicates data are available for 70–84% of the students. An “s” indicates data are<br />
available for 50–69% of the students. An “x” indicates data are available for less than<br />
50% of the students.<br />
NOTE: The International Average does not include the results from the Canadian provinces.<br />
<strong>PIRLS</strong> 2006<br />
4th Grade<br />
SOURCE: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (<strong>PIRLS</strong>) 2006
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