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PISA study enters second cycle The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study will enter its second cycle of testing in 2003. The Field Trial for the second cycle was undertaken in 2002, and in 2003, Australia will be one of 44 participating countries taking part in the Main Study. In Australia, approximately 300 schools will be invited to take part in the study, with 50 15-year-old students randomly selected per school. Each student will be asked to complete an assessment booklet and a questionnaire. A trained Test Administrator will carry out the test sessions with assistance from a staff member within each participating school. PISA is sponsored by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). PISA assesses the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students every three years in the learning domains of reading, mathematical and scientific literacy and problem solving. The study provides reliable indicators of educational outcomes of Australian students and compares these to the other participating countries. Approximately 265 000 students from 32 countries participated in the first cycle of PISA, in 2000, and included almost 6200 students from 231 Australian schools. A smaller number of students were involved in the Field Trial in the year prior. A rigorous sampling procedure is employed and ensures representative samples of schools and 15-year-old students are selected. There are also strict requirements for achieving the specified response rates according to ACER's National Director of the PISA project, Dr John Creswell. "A participation rate of at least 85 per cent of schools and 80 per cent of students is required. Failure to meet these conditions can exclude a country from being included in the international analyses and subsequently being reported in the International report. It is really important therefore that schools participate in the study," Dr Creswell said. In Australia, the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) has contracted ACER to undertake the survey. The project is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the states. The testing for PISA 2003 will take place in July and August. Schools that are randomly selected will be invited to participate during March. For further information: Further information regarding the PISA international study can be found at the OECD web site . For further information regarding PISA 2003 in Australia please contact PISA National Project Director Dr John Creswell at ACER on 03 9277 5724 or by email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) « Back to eNews
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The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study will enter its second cycle of testing in 2003.

The Field Trial for the second cycle was undertaken in 2002, and in 2003, Australia will be one of 44 participating countries taking part in the Main Study. In Australia, approximately 300 schools will be invited to take part in the study, with 50 15-year-old students randomly selected per school. Each student will be asked to complete an assessment booklet and a questionnaire. A trained Test Administrator will carry out the test sessions with assistance from a staff member within each participating school.

PISA is sponsored by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). PISA assesses the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students every three years in the learning domains of reading, mathematical and scientific literacy and problem solving. The study provides reliable indicators of educational outcomes of Australian students and compares these to the other participating countries.

Approximately 265 000 students from 32 countries participated in the first cycle of PISA, in 2000, and included almost 6200 students from 231 Australian schools. A smaller number of students were involved in the Field Trial in the year prior.

A rigorous sampling procedure is employed and ensures representative samples of schools and 15-year-old students are selected. There are also strict requirements for achieving the specified response rates according to ACER's National Director of the PISA project, Dr John Creswell. "A participation rate of at least 85 per cent of schools and 80 per cent of students is required. Failure to meet these conditions can exclude a country from being included in the international analyses and subsequently being reported in the International report. It is really important therefore that schools participate in the study," Dr Creswell said.

In Australia, the Commonwealth Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) has contracted ACER to undertake the survey. The project is jointly funded by the Commonwealth and the states.

The testing for PISA 2003 will take place in July and August. Schools that are randomly selected will be invited to participate during March.

For further information:

Further information regarding the PISA international study can be found at the OECD web site . For further information regarding PISA 2003 in Australia please contact PISA National Project Director Dr John Creswell at ACER on 03 9277 5724 or by email at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)

PISA study enters second cycle

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