15-Up and Counting, Reading, Writing, Reasoning

Author(s): Lokan, J., Greenwood, L., Cresswell, J.

Publisher: ACER, 2001

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How well prepared are students to meet the challenges of the future? Are they able to analyse, reason and communicate their ideas effectively? Do they have the capacity to continue learning throughout life? These are questions that parents, students, employers and those who run education systems ask. In an attempt to provide answers, the first of a planned three-yearly cycle of assessments took place in 32 countries in the year 2000.

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) reports the performance in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy of 15-year-old students, their schools and their countries and interprets the results from an Australian perspective. It also discusses factors that influence the development of these skills at home and at school, and the implications in terms of policy development.

Price: $57.95