PISA

Education Report Roundup Analysis of PISA Finds Private School Effect

A new study that examines test scores from 29 countries concludes that competition from private schools improves achievement for students in both public and private schools.

Federal PISA Results Scoured for Secrets to Better Science Scores

The less publicized analyses in the report examine differences in how nations go about the business of schooling and pinpoint which of those practices are statistically linked to better performance on the science portion of the exam.

Education What Can We Learn From PISA Reading Scores in 2003?

PISA’s emphasis on the application of knowledge and the interpretation of real-world materials distinguishes it from other tests.

Federal Printing Errors Invalidate U.S. Reading Scores on PISA

A top education official called the mishap an “embarrassment” for the federal government and the private contractor responsible for administering the exam.

Federal Success on PISA Breeds Little Confidence in Asia

Students from Japan and South Korea gave their U.S. counterparts a sound thrashing on a recent international comparison of mathematics skills. But don’t expect them to boast about it.

Education International Scores

U.S. 15-year-olds scored, on average, significantly lower than their counterparts in most OECD nations in both math and literacy and problem-solving on the 2003 administration of the Program for International Student Assessment, known as PISA.