What PISA Produces

PISA 2000 - adjusted student weights for Austria

03-Jul-2006

In response to the PISA Consortium's concerns about inadequate coverage of the student population in PISA 2000, the Austrian authorities developed adjusted student weights for the PISA 2000 Austrian data with advice from the PISA sampling referee. 

This document describes the detail of these adjusted student weights which are available at http://www.bmbwk.gv.at/pisa

Where immigrant students succeed - A comparative review of performance and engagement in PISA 2003

15-May-2006

Many developed countries are failing to help children of immigrant families integrate into society through education. According to the new PISA report “Where immigrant students succeed - A comparative review of performance and engagement in PISA 2003”, immigrant children in some OECD countries lag more than two years behind their native counterparts in school performance, and a sizeable gap remains often even after accounting for socio-economic factors.

Recent report: Are Students Ready for a Technology-Rich World? What PISA studies tell us

24-Jan-2006

School students who are established computer users tend to perform better in key school sujects than those with limited experience or a lack of confidence in their ability to perform basic computer functions according to the new PISA report Are Students Ready for a Technology-Rich World? What PISA studies tell us.

PISA 2003 Technical Report

01-Aug-2005

The PISA 2003 Technical Report describes the complex methodology underlying PISA 2003, along with additional features related to the implementation of the project at a level of detail that allows researchers to understand and replicate its analyses. It presents information on the test and sample design, methodologies used to analyse the data, technical features of the project and quality control mechanisms.

School factors related to Quality and Equity

01-Apr-2005

School Factors related to Quality and Equity uses PISA 2000 data to analyse the effect the structure of schooling has on the performance of 15-year-olds. It looks at the grouping of students, segregation of schools, management and financing, school resources and instructional climate and the possible effects these have on performance.

Messages from PISA 2000

23-Dec-2004

This report is a summary presenting the main findings from the PISA 2000 survey and draws upon the main OECD publications produced on the OECD/PISA 2000 survey cycle.

Problem Solving for Tomorrow's World – First Measures of Cross-Curricular Competencies from PISA 2003

06-Dec-2004

This report examines how well 15-year-old students tackle problems encountered in every day life which are not obviously linked to knowledge gained at school.

How are students faring in science today?

PISA 2006 results - Analysis and Data

Volume 1 - Analysis: Gives the most comprehensive international picture of science learning today. Volume 2 - Data: Presents the PISA 2006 full data set underlying Volume 1.

This publication presents the conceptual framework underlying the PISA 2006 survey.

Assessing Scientific, Reading and Mathematical Literacy: A Framework for PISA 2006

It includes a re-developed and expanded framework for scientific literacy, an innovative component on the assessment of students' attitudes to science and the frameworks for the assessment of reading and mathematics.