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Hopfenbeck, Therese N.; Lenkeit, Jenny; El Masri, Yasmine; Cantrell, Kate; Ryan, Jeanne; Baird, Jo-Anne – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 2018
International large-scale assessments are on the rise, with the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) seen by many as having strategic prominence in education policy debates. The present article reviews PISA-related English-language peer-reviewed articles from the programme's first cycle in 2000 to its most current in 2015. Five…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students
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Liou, Pey-Yan; Hung, Yi-Chen – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2015
We conducted a methodological review of articles using the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) or Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data published by the SSCI-indexed science education journals, such as the "International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education," the "International…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, International Assessment, Science Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education
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Dominguez, Maria; Vieira, Maria-Jose; Vidal, Javier – Assessment in Education: Principles, Policy & Practice, 2012
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) on international scientific journals. A bibliometric analysis was conducted of publications included in three main scientific publication databases: Eric, EBSCOhost and the ISI Web of Knowledge, from 2002 to 2010. The paper focused on four main…
Descriptors: Periodicals, Journal Articles, Educational Research, Social Science Research
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Yu, Chong Ho; DiGangi, Samuel; Jannasch-Pennell, Angel – Social Indicators Research, 2012
Due to the poor performance of US students in international math and science tests, many authors worry that the US lead in science is in jeopardy. A recent study by Chen and Luoh ("Soc Indic Res" 96: 133-143, 2010) challenged this pessimistic view by delinking test performance and labor force quality. It was found that measures such as…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Comparative Education, Science Tests, Program Effectiveness
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Chen, Shiu-Sheng; Luoh, Ming-Ching – Social Indicators Research, 2010
Using data from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), we investigate the link between test scores (mathematics and science) and cross-country income differences. We would like to know whether test scores are good indicators of labor-force quality. The…
Descriptors: Economic Progress, Research and Development, Income, Academic Achievement