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chapter 7: school contexts<br />

Exhibit 7.3: 7.3 Principals’ Reports on on Their Primary Grade Grade Students Not Not Speaking the Language<br />

the Language of the Test as Their First Language with Trends (Continued)<br />

Countries<br />

2006<br />

Percent<br />

of Students<br />

26–50% First Language<br />

Not Language of Test<br />

Average<br />

Achievement<br />

Difference<br />

in Percent<br />

from 2001<br />

More than 50% First Language<br />

Not Language of Test<br />

2006<br />

Percent<br />

of Students<br />

Average<br />

Achievement<br />

Difference<br />

in Percent<br />

from 2001<br />

Austria 15 (3.0) 530 (4.2) ◊ ◊ 13 (2.4) 505 (5.5) ◊ ◊<br />

Belgium (Flemish) 9 (2.7) 525 (8.6) ◊ ◊ 4 (1.4) 501 (9.0) ◊ ◊<br />

Belgium (French) r 6 (1.8) 473 (7.4) ◊ ◊ 11 (2.6) 458 (14.0) ◊ ◊<br />

Bulgaria 9 (2.7) 502 (7.6) 2 (3.5) 22 (3.1) 521 (9.9) –1 (4.5)<br />

Canada, Alberta 7 (2.2) 547 (10.0) ◊ ◊ 4 (1.8) 519 (10.6) ◊ ◊<br />

Canada, British Columbia 12 (3.1) 548 (7.5) ◊ ◊ 10 (2.6) 556 (9.3) ◊ ◊<br />

Canada, Nova Scotia 3 (1.3) 531 (13.7) ◊ ◊ 2 (0.8) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Canada, Ontario 9 (2.9) 537 (7.8) 1 (3.9) 10 (3.2) 531 (9.0) 6 (3.6)<br />

Canada, Quebec 5 (1.9) 517 (9.4) 3 (2.3) 9 (2.6) 522 (7.4) 4 (3.2)<br />

Chinese Taipei 1 (0.0) ~ ~ ◊ ◊ 8 (2.2) 512 (9.3) ◊ ◊<br />

Denmark 4 (1.4) 536 (10.7) ◊ ◊ 3 (1.2) 527 (13.9) ◊ ◊<br />

Engl<strong>and</strong> r 3 (1.6) 514 (18.7) –1 (2.4) 9 (2.7) 483 (13.5) 3 (3.2)<br />

France 5 (2.2) 480 (10.0) 5 (2.2) h 1 (0.0) ~ ~ –1 (1.2)<br />

Georgia s 3 (1.6) 467 (10.4) ◊ ◊ 2 (1.4) ~ ~ ◊ ◊<br />

Germany 17 (2.9) 534 (4.6) 7 (3.9) 7 (2.0) 503 (7.6) 4 (2.6)<br />

Hong Kong SAR 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 0 (0.0) 3 (1.2) 549 (12.8) –85 (3.2) i<br />

Hungary 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 0 (0.0) 4 (1.6) 543 (16.3) –1 (2.5)<br />

Icel<strong>and</strong> r 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) ~ ~ –1 (0.1)<br />

Indonesia 10 (2.5) 406 (15.2) ◊ ◊ 54 (4.1) 404 (5.5) ◊ ◊<br />

Iran, Islamic Rep. of 5 (1.8) 436 (10.8) –2 (2.9) 36 (3.0) 383 (5.9) 7 (5.3)<br />

Israel 11 (2.9) 521 (9.5) 2 (3.8) 26 (3.3) 448 (10.9) 11 (4.1) h<br />

Italy 2 (1.2) ~ ~ 1 (1.4) 1 (0.8) ~ ~ 0 (1.2)<br />

Kuwait r 2 (1.2) ~ ~ ◊ ◊ 3 (1.6) 351 (34.8) ◊ ◊<br />

Latvia 5 (1.8) 536 (10.3) 1 (2.0) 24 (1.7) 547 (5.4) 23 (2.2) h<br />

Lithuania r 1 (1.0) ~ ~ 1 (1.0) 2 (1.2) ~ ~ –2 (2.0)<br />

1 Luxembourg – – – – – – – – – – – –<br />

Macedonia, Rep. of s 6 (2.7) 413 (25.3) –2 (4.0) 10 (3.2) 392 (19.2) –18 (4.8) i<br />

Moldova, Rep. of r 6 (2.3) 518 (27.3) 3 (2.7) 7 (2.5) 507 (14.6) –1 (3.5)<br />

Morocco s 7 (2.7) 336 (28.4) –3 (4.2) 31 (5.4) 315 (19.1) –13 (7.3)<br />

Netherl<strong>and</strong>s r 9 (2.9) 517 (7.1) 6 (3.3) 9 (3.2) 515 (8.0) 2 (4.0)<br />

New Zeal<strong>and</strong> 6 (1.9) 527 (9.3) 1 (2.7) 5 (1.2) 451 (13.8) 2 (1.7)<br />

Norway 2 (0.9) ~ ~ –1 (1.9) 2 (1.1) ~ ~ 2 (1.1)<br />

Pol<strong>and</strong> r 0 (0.0) ~ ~ ◊ ◊ 3 (1.4) 525 (18.0) ◊ ◊<br />

Qatar 4 (0.1) 385 (8.1) ◊ ◊ 15 (0.2) 346 (3.0) ◊ ◊<br />

Romania 4 (2.3) 463 (18.2) 3 (2.6) 9 (3.1) 448 (14.0) 4 (3.8)<br />

Russian Federation 8 (2.5) 562 (10.4) 4 (2.9) 11 (1.6) 537 (11.0) –2 (2.9)<br />

Scotl<strong>and</strong> r 1 (1.0) ~ ~ 1 (1.4) 0 (0.0) ~ ~ 0 (0.0)<br />

Singapore 26 (0.0) 566 (5.4) 7 (3.6) 45 (0.0) 544 (5.0) –2 (4.1)<br />

Slovak Republic 6 (2.0) 500 (14.6) 2 (2.7) 3 (1.6) 450 (41.0) –6 (2.2) i<br />

Slovenia 8 (2.2) 520 (8.2) 2 (3.1) 5 (2.0) 521 (7.4) 3 (2.3)<br />

South Africa 9 (1.8) 348 (24.2) ◊ ◊ 18 (2.1) 323 (15.0) ◊ ◊<br />

Spain 6 (2.1) 521 (10.8) ◊ ◊ 16 (2.8) 498 (6.5) ◊ ◊<br />

Sweden 11 (2.5) 545 (8.4) 7 (3.0) h 7 (2.4) 526 (12.5) –1 (3.6)<br />

Trinidad <strong>and</strong> Tobago 3 (1.6) 437 (23.3) ◊ ◊ 10 (2.7) 434 (13.2) ◊ ◊<br />

United States 8 (2.0) 510 (6.4) 3 (2.6) 10 (2.5) 509 (6.7) 5 (2.9)<br />

International Avg. 6 (0.3) 487 (2.7) 12 (0.4) 471 (2.6)<br />

h Percent in 2006 significantly higher<br />

i Percent in 2006 significantly lower<br />

SOURCE: IEA Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (<strong>PIRLS</strong>) 2006<br />

253<br />

<strong>PIRLS</strong> 2006<br />

4th Grade

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