Table 3. PPVT III mean scores by gender at four time-points.
| Aboriginal boys | Other Canadian-born boys | Recent immigrant boys | Aboriginal girls | Other Canadian-born girls | Recent immigrant girls | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPVT III scores | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) |
| Intake | 84.64(19.06) | 96.13(14.73) | 86.14(17.28) | 89.40(14.93) | 94.79(14.52)a | 74.64(16.04)a,* |
| Exit | 97.00(12.82) | 103.93(11.38) | 96.43(12.50) | 99.90(14.25) | 100.21(9.57) | 90.21(9.72)* |
| Seven years | 100.82(11.06) | 101.60(14.81) | 97.86(13.20) | 93.00(10.86) | 99.86(11.77)a | 86.00(11.93)a,* |
| Ten years | 97.73(9.42) | 98.20(9.52) | 100.29(13.19) | 98.10(9.42) | 103.21(12.69)a | 90.21(9.60)a,* |
Note: PPVT III = Peabody picture vocabulary test (3rd ed.).
a Post hoc analyses showed significant differences between groups.
*p < .05.