Are students well prepared for future challenges? Can they analyse, reason and communicate effectively? Do they have the capacity to continue learning throughout life? The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) answers these questions and more, through its surveys of 15-year-olds in the principal industrialised countries. Every three years, it assesses to what extent students near the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills essential for full participation in society.

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PISA: Are boys and girls ready for the digital age?

19-Jan-2012

'PISA in Focus N°12' compares the performance of 15-year-old girls and boys in digital reading tests.

PISA 2009 results for 10 additional economies - released by ACER

16-Dec-2011

Ten additional economies participated in the PISA 2009 assessment in 2010. Consult the full report released by ACER here  (13MB)

PISA: How are school systems adapting to increasing numbers of immigrant students?

15-Dec-2011

'PISA in Focus N°11' takes a look at the distribution and performance of immigrant students in countries and economies participating in PISA.

Call for tenders N° 100000024: Sixth Cycle of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA 2015) Stage III

24-Nov-2011

The deadline date for receipt of the offers is: 10:00 AM (Paris time), Friday, February 10, 2012.
For further information, please send your questions to the following address:
denis.elices-rejon@oecd.org
Please note that only tenders sent in a sealed double envelope will be accepted.
-Annexes are available on demand.
Call for Tenders only available in English.

PISA: What can parents do to help their children succeed in school?

08-Nov-2011

'PISA in Focus N°10' looks at the impact of parents' participation in their children's learning.

PISA: School autonomy and accountability: Are they related to student performance?

20-Oct-2011

'PISA in Focus N°9' looks at the relationship between student performance and the way schools are run.

PISA: Do students today read for pleasure?

06-Sep-2011

'PISA in Focus' N°8 looks at the profile and performance of students who read for pleasure and examines trends between 2000 and 2009.

PISA 2009 Technical Report (preliminary version)

27-Aug-2011

Describing the methodology underlying the PISA 2009 survey. It includes information on the test and sample design, methodologies used to analyse the data, technical features of the project and quality control mechanisms.

PISA: Private schools: Who benefits?

03-Aug-2011

'PISA in Focus' N°7 examines the impact on the performance of students who attend privately managed schools.

PISA: Grade repetition - What does it mean for education systems?

09-Jul-2011

'PISA in Focus' 6 examines the impact of grade repetition on education systems throughout the world.

Presentations on "Strong Performers, Successful Reformers in Education", at the 14th OECD-Japan seminar 28-29 June, Tokyo, Japan

08-Jul-2011

Presentations are now available on line from this seminar which brought together high-level policymakers, administrators, researchers and educators to examine the design and implementation of educational reform in countries with consistently strong student learning performance or rapid improvement in PISA.

Students On Line - Digital Technologies and Performance (PISA 2009 results - Volume VI)

10-Jun-2011

A digital literacy assessment was taken by 15-year-old students in 16 OECD countries and 3 non-member economies in 2009. This publication presents the first results. See also sample test questions (user name: public, password: access) and the background questionnaire filled in by students about their use of computers.

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PISA 2009 Results

PISA 2009 Results presents the findings from the most recent PISA survey, which focused on reading and also assessed mathematics and science performance.

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PISA - Measuring student success around the world

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Against the Odds: Disadvantaged Students Who Succeed in School

This book looks at the students who excel in PISA surveys despite a disadvantaged background.