PISA 2018 in Brief I. Student performance

Sue Thomson, Lisa De Bortoli, Catherine Underwood, Marina Schmid

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Abstract

This document provides a summary of student performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 assessment and tells us about their capacities to apply knowledge and skills in the domains of reading, mathematical, and scientific literacy. In 2018, 79 countries and economies including Australia participated in PISA. The focus of this report is Australia’s performance results in an international context. It covers Australia’s performance over time, results for the Australian states and territories, school sectors, female and male students, the geographic location of schools, socioeconomic background, Indigenous background, immigrant background and language spoken at home.

Original languageEnglish
Publication statusPublished - 3 Dec 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Academic achievement
  • International comparisons
  • Large scale assessment
  • Literacy education
  • Numeracy
  • Reading achievement
  • Scientific literacy
  • Secondary school students

Disciplines

  • Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
  • International and Comparative Education
  • Secondary Education

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