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PISA 2009 Results
22 december 2010

PISA 2009 results - Korea and Finland top OECD’s latest PISA survey of education performance. The next strongest performances were from Hong Kong-China, Singapore, Canada, New Zealand and Japan. The municipality of Shanghai also tops the rankings.

PISA 2009 Results presents the findings from the most recent PISA survey, which focused on reading and also assessed mathematics and science performance. The report comprises six volumes:

Volume I

Volume II

Volume III

Volume IV

Volume V

Volume VI

, Students on Line: Reading and Using Digital Information, explores students’ use of information technologies to learn (forthcoming - June 2011)

PISA 2009 marks the beginning of the second cycle of surveys, with an assessment in mathematics scheduled for 2012 and one in science for 2015.

, , , Overcoming Social Background: Equity in Learning Opportunities and Outcomes, looks at how successful education systems moderate the impact of social background and immigrant status on student and school performance. Download the PDF e-book.Learning to Learn: Student Engagement, Strategies and Practices, examines 15-year-olds’ motivation, their engagement with reading and their use of effective learning strategies.Download the PDF e-book.What Makes a School Successful? Resources, Policies and Practices, examines how human, financial and material resources, and education policies and practices shape learning outcomes. Download the PDF e-book.Learning Trends: Changes in Student Performance Since 2000, looks at the progress countries have made in raising student performance and improving equity in the distribution of learning opportunities.Download the PDF e-book.more information here.
Executive summary in English

   

PISA/ Education
What do students know and what can they do?


The following countries have a special note: Finland, France, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, Shanghai and Hong Kong, United Kingdom, United States.
There are also interactive profiles:

Select the countries/economies of your choice and compare their indicators
Download the description of interactive PISA 2009 profiles

Press Release , , What Students Know and Can Do: Student Performance in Reading, Mathematics and Science, compares the knowledge and skills of students across countries. Download the PDF e-book.

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