Foundation Skills Assessment results for Grades 4 and 7 in British Columbia from 2007/2008 to 2020/2021. The dataset includes scores for Numeracy, Reading, and Writing, and from 2021/2022 onward, combines Reading and Writing into a Literacy component. The data is provided by the Government of British Columbia.
Use Cases
- Track changes in student numeracy proficiency over time based on annual assessment results.
- Compare reading and writing performance before and after their combination into a single literacy score.
- Analyze the impact of assessment vendor changes on reported scores based on the description of a new administration.
- Benchmark grade-level performance across different school years using the multi-year time series.
Strengths
- Longitudinal data spanning over 15 years from 2007/2008 to 2020/2021.
- Results for two distinct grade levels (4 and 7) across core skills.
- Data is provided by a government authority, the Government of British Columbia.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- A methodological change in 2021/2022 combining reading and writing into literacy may complicate longitudinal analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Government of British Columbia
- Collection Method
- Results from standardized provincial assessments administered to students.
- Time Range
- 2007/2008 to 2020/2021 for Numeracy, Reading, Writing; 2021/2022 onward for Numeracy and Literacy.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-17 15:29:46.741699; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- British Columbia, Canada