Publications - PISA 2003

Where immigrant students succeed - A comparative review of performance and engagement in PISA 2003
This report examines the performance of students with immigrant backgrounds and compares it to that of their native counterparts. As well as providing information on countries' approaches to the integration of immigrants, it looks at other factors that could influence immigrant students' performance - such as their attitudes to school, their motivation and learning strategies as well as their social background and the language spoken at home - giving valuable implications for educational policy.

Are Students Ready for a Technology-Rich World? What PISA Studies Tell Us
Drawing on PISA data, Are Students Ready for a Technology-Rich World?: What PISA Studies Tell Us examines whether access to computers for students is equitable across countries and student groups: how students use ICT and what their attitudes are towards ICT; the relationship between students' access to and use of ICT and their performance in PISA 2003; and the implications for educational policy. 

PISA 2003 Technical Report
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.

PISA 2003 Data Analysis Manuals for SPSS and SAS users
These manuals are an essential tool for researchers, providing all the information required to understand the PISA 2003 database and perform analyses in accordance with the complex methodologies used to collect and process the data. They include detailed information on how to analyse the PISA 2003 data, enabling researchers to both reproduce the initial results and to undertake further analyses.

Learning for Tomorrow's World: First Results from PISA 2003
This report presents initial results from the PISA 2003 assessment. The report goes well beyond an examination of the relative standing of countries in mathematics, science and reading. It also looks at a wider range of educational outcomes that include students’ motivation to learn, their beliefs about themselves and their learning strategies.

Problem Solving for Tomorrow's World: First Measures of Cross-Curricular Competencies from PISA 2003
This report looks at the ability of 15-year-old students to solve problems encountered in every day life which are not obviously linked to knowledge acquired at school.

PISA 2003 Assessment Framework - Mathematics, Reading, Science and Problem Solving Knowledge and Skills
This publication presents the conceptual underpinnings of PISA 2003 assessments. Within each assessment area, the volume defines the content students need to acquire, the processes they need to perform, and contexts in which knowledge and skills are applied.