TY - BOOK ID - 8061643 TI - PISA 2009 results : what students know and can do. PY - 2010 SN - 1282985523 9786612985522 9264091459 9264091440 PB - [Paris] : OECD, DB - UniCat KW - Education KW - Social Sciences KW - Theory & Practice of Education KW - Examinations KW - Interpretation. KW - Interpretation of examinations KW - Test interpretation KW - Test results KW - Validity UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:8061643 AB - This first volume of PISA 2009 survey results provides comparable data on 15-year-olds' performance on reading, mathematics and science across 65 countries. The volume opens with an introduction explaining what PISA is and how PISA 2009 is different from previous PISA surveys.  The introduction also explains what PISA 2009 measures and how.  A reader's guide provides information needed to interpret the data. Chapter 2 provides a summary of the findings related to performance in reading, the focus of the 2009 survey. Chapter 3 provides a summary of the findings related to performance in mathematics and science. A final chapter explores policy implications in five areas: low performance, pursuing excellence, strengths and weaknesses in different kinds of reading, student performance in math and science, and the potential to improve performance across the world. Annexes provide detailed statistical data and technical information. ER -