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Freitas, Pedro; Nunes, Luís Catela; Balcão Reis, Ana; Seabra, Carmo; Ferro, Adriana – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2016
The results of large-scale international assessments such as Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) have attracted a considerable attention worldwide and are often used by policy-makers to support educational policies. To ensure that the published results represent the actual population, these surveys go through a thorough scrutiny…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Student Characteristics, Weighted Scores, Evaluation Problems
OECD Publishing, 2014
The "PISA 2012 Technical Report" describes the methodology underlying the PISA 2012 survey, which tested 15-year-olds' competencies in mathematics, reading and science and, in some countries, problem solving and financial literacy. It examines the design and implementation of the project at a level of detail that allows researchers to…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests