PISA

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PISA is an international assessment program that evaluates the educational performance of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics, and science across participating countries.

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instanceOf international student assessment program
large-scale educational assessment
acronym PISA self-link
administeredBy OECD
OECD
surface form: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
assesses application of knowledge to real-life situations
compares educational performance across countries
criticizedFor impact on teaching to the test
overemphasis on rankings
cycleLength 3 years
dataAvailability publicly accessible microdata
dataType background questionnaire data
student achievement data
emphasizes competencies rather than curriculum mastery
firstCycleYear 2000
focusesOn mathematical literacy
reading literacy
scientific literacy
frequency every three years
fullName PISA self-linksurface differs
surface form: Programme for International Student Assessment
geographicCoverage OECD member countries
partner countries and economies
hasInfluenced national education reforms in multiple countries
includes cognitive tests
school questionnaires
student questionnaires
languageOfAssessment multiple languages
mainDomainRotates mathematics
reading
science
methodology sample-based survey
organizerCountry France
organizerHeadquarters Paris
primaryStakeholders national education authorities
policy makers
researchers
publisherOfReports OECD
resultsReportedAs country rankings
proficiency levels
scale scores
samplingUnit schools
students
scope cross-national
international
subjectOf academic research on comparative education
targetAge 15
targetPopulation 15-year-old students
usedFor education policy analysis
international benchmarking of education systems
monitoring trends in student performance

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PISA acronym PISA self-link
PISA fullName PISA self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Programme for International Student Assessment
this entity surface form: Programme for International Student Assessment
OECD producesIndicator PISA