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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

(The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an internationally standardised assessment that was jointly developed by participating economies and administered to15-year-olds in schools.

Four assessments have so far been carried out (in 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009). Data for the assessment which took place in 2009 [is release today]

PISA 2009 Results [7 December 2010]

http://www.oecd.org/document/61/0,3343,en_2649_35845621_46567613_1_1_1_1,00.html

PISA ONLINE DATABASE 2009

http://pisa2009.acer.edu.au/

Press Release 7 December 2010

Korea and Finland top OECD’s latest PISA survey of education performance

http://www.oecd.org/document/12/0,3343,en_21571361_44315115_46623628_1_1_1_1,00.html

07/12/2010 - Korea and Finland top the OECD’s latest PISA survey of reading literacy among 15-year olds, which for the first time tested students’ ability to manage digital information.

The survey, based on two-hour tests of a half million students in more than 70 economies, also tested mathematics and science. The results for 65 economies are being released today.

The next strongest performances were from Hong Kong-China, Singapore, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. Full results here.

The province of Shanghai, China, took part for the first time and scored higher in reading than any country. It also topped the table in maths and science. More than one-quarter of Shanghai’s 15-year-olds demonstrated advanced mathematical thinking skills to solve complex problems, compared to an OECD average of just 3%.

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