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Methods
Pencil-and-paper tests are used, with assessments lasting a total of two hours for each student.
Test items are a mixture of multiple-choice items and questions requiring students to construct their own responses. The items are organised in groups based on a passage setting out a real-life situation.
A total of about seven hours of test items is covered, with different students taking different combinations of test items.
Students answer a background questionnaire, which takes 20-30 minutes to complete, providing information about themselves and their homes. School principals are given a 20-minute questionnaire about their schools.
For a more complete description of the methodology behind PISA, see the PISA 2000 Technical Report.
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