International student assessment for the new millennium

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Abstract

The author briefly describes the OECD initiated project, 'Program for International Student Assessment' (PISA), in which over 100,000 15 year old students from 4000 schools in 26 countries will participate. A major focus of the project is the assessment of wider knowledge, skills and competencies in literacy, mathematics and science areas.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - May 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Students
  • Assessment
  • PISA
  • Knowledge
  • Skills
  • Literacy
  • Mathematics
  • Science

Disciplines

  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research

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