Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA): results for England - 2009
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international survey of educational achievement organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
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Reference Id: OSR29/2010
Publication Type: Statistical Release
Region: England
Release Date: 07 December 2010
Coverage status: Final
Publication Status: Published
PISA assesses the knowledge and skills of students aged fifteen and is carried out on a 3-year cycle, with each cycle assessing reading, mathematics and science and focusing mainly on one of these three areas. The 鈥榤ajor domain鈥� of PISA 2009 is reading. The PISA publication was released at 10am on 7 December to coincide with the wider release of information across Europe and elsewhere. The Department normally releases official statistics at 9.30am.
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