Foreword; Table of contents; Chapter 1: Programme for International Student Assessment and non-OECD countries; Readers' guide; Chapter 2: The reading performance of 15-year-olds; Chapter 3: A profile of student performance in mathematical and scientific literacy; Chapter 4: General outcomes of learning; Chapter 5: Gender differences and similarities in achievement; Chapter 6: Family background and literacy performance; Chapter 7: School characteristics and student performance; References; Annex A; Annex B; Annex C
Summary
In this report, the OECD and UNESCO Institute for Statistics have broadened PISA's coverage to include eleven countries that recently joined the program: Albania; Argentina; Bulgaria; Chile; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Israel; FYR Macedonia; Peru; Romania and Thailand. Besides a wider geographic scope, the report also provides new insights into individual and contextual factors that influence lifelong learning effectiveness. It notably shows how some countries have overcome unfavourable social and economic conditions to achieve high overall levels of performance
Analysis
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229)
Notes
English
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