Have you ever wondered how countries compare when it comes to their education systems? That’s where the PISA Test comes in. PISA, or the Programme for International Student Assessment, is a worldwide ...

The results for PISA 2009 are revisited, focusing on the large decline in the scores of Irish students in reading and mathematics achievement. Findings concerning two aspects of PISA are reviewed: (a) ...

Jo-Anne Baird gives assessment consultancy advice to, and receives research funding from, governments and commercial organisations, including Ofqual and Pearson. With the creeping rise of exam results ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the ...

The latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results released at the end of 2019 seem to be another big win for China’s education system. The Paris-based Organisation for Economic ...

In this Feb. 5, 2016 photo, teacher Graciela Lage helps students during an English lesson at the Cuban School of Foreign Languages in Havana, Cuba. Desmond Boylan AP The results of the new ...

American 15-year-olds continue to turn in flat results in a test that measures students' proficiency in reading, math and science worldwide, failing to crack the global top 20. The Program for ...

Alma Harris does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

On June 16, the 80 member countries of PISA, the programme for international student assessment, will meet in Paris to discuss a new ‘assessment of global competence’ to be rolled out for its 2018/19 ...