PISA 2012 results
Subtitle: Student performance in mathematics, reading and science : what students know and can do
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Edition: Revised edition, February 2014.
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Paris, France
Language: eng
Number of pages: 564
ISBN-13: 9789264208780; 9789264208773
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Educational tests and measurements; Mathematical ability; Testing; Reading; Ability testing; Science; Programme for International Student Assessment
Description: This first volume of PISA 2012 results summarises the performance of students in PISA 2012. It describes how performance is defined, measured and reported, and then provides results from the assessment, showing what students are able to do in mathematics. After a summary of mathematics performance, it examines the ways in which this performance varies on subscales representing different aspects of mathematics literacy. Given that any comparison of the outcomes of education systems needs to take into consideration countries' social and economic circumstances, and the resources they devote to ed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Executive Summary; Reader's Guide; Chapter1; title: What is PISA?; What does the PISA 2012 survey measure?; Who are the PISA students?; What is the test like?; How is the test conducted?; What kinds of results does the test provide?; Where can you find the results?; References; Chapter 2; title: A Profile of Student Performance in Mathematics; A context for comparing the mathematics performance of countriesand economies; The PISA approach to assessing student performance in mathematics; The PISA definition of mathematical literacy.; title: The PISA 2012 framework for assessing mathematicsExample 1: WHICH CAR?; Example 2: CLIMBING MOUNT FUJI; How the PISA 2012 mathematics results are reported; How mathematics proficiency levels are defined in PISA 2012; Student performance in mathematics; Average in mathematics performance; Trends in average mathematics performance; Trends in mathematics performance adjusted for sampling and demographic changes; Students at the different levels of proficiency in mathematics; Trends in the percentage of low- and top-performers in mathematics; Gender differences in mathematics performance.; title: Trends in gender differences in mathematics performanceStudent performance in different areas of mathematics; Process subscales; Content subscales; Examples of PISA mathematics units; Notes; References; Chapter 3; title: Measuring Opportunities to Learn Mathematics; Opportunity to learn and student achievement; Differences in opportunities to learn; Questions used for the construction of the three opportunity to learn indices; The three opportunity to learn indices; Note; References; Chapter 4; title: A Profile of Student Performance in Reading; Student performance in reading.; title: Average performance in readingTrends in average reading performance; Trends in reading performance adjusted for sampling and demographic changes; Students at the different levels of proficiency in reading; Trends in the percentage of low- and top-performers in reading; Variation in student performance in reading; Gender differences in reading performance; Trends in gender differences in reading performance; Examples of PISA reading units; Notes; References; Chapter 5; title: A Profile of Student Performance in Science; Student performance in science; Average performance in science.; title: Trends in average science performanceTrends in science performance adjusted for sampling and demographic changes; Students at the different levels of proficiency in science; Trends in the percentage of low- and top-performers in science; Variation in student performance in science; Gender differences in science performance; Trends in gender differences in science performance; Examples of PISA Science units; Notes; References; Chapter 6; title: Policy Implications of Student Performance in PISA 2012; Improving average performance; Pursuing excellence; Tackling low performance.