Title: Lessons from PISA 2012 for the United States.
Authors: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; Programme for International Student Assessment
Year: 2013
Subjects: Programme for International Student Assessment; Educational evaluation United States.; Educational change United States; Education and state United States.; Educational tests and measurements United States
Abstract: This report compares the performance of 15-year-olds in the United States in PISA against the global patterns and trends. But it goes beyond the aggregate level analysis that have so far been published in the PISA 2012 reports, to give analysis of student performance on individual mathematics test items in order to reveal students{u2019} strengths and weaknesses. Considering this also in the context of the relationship between PISA and the Common Core Standards for Mathematics can help connect these results to what the United States aspires to teach in classrooms and help inform teaching practices that can support performance improvement.
Contents: Foreword -- Executive Summary -- PISA as a Yardstick for Educational Success -- Viewing the United States School System through the Prism of PISA 2012 -- Strengths and Weaknesses of American Students in Mathematics -- PISA and the U.S. Common Core State Standards for Mathematics -- Annex {u2013} The PISA Approach to Assessing Student Performance in Mathematics.