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PISA 2009

Dataset Summary

Agency	Department of State
Sub-Agency/Organization	Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
Category	Education
Date Released	12/07/2010
Date Updated	12/07/2010
Time Period	2009 school year
Frequency	Every three years
Description	The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) was created by the OECD member countries in 1997 to produce direct assessments of student performance, on a regular basis in an efficient, timely and cost-effective manner; and to provide more relevant and powerful indicators of human capital. PISA produces assessments of reading literacy, mathematical literacy, scientific literacy and a growing range of cross-curricular competencies among 15-year-olds in school. The dataset contains the anonymised records from the over 450,000 students in 65 countries who were sampled and took the PISA assessments. The records include background information about the studetns as well as thier motivations and learning styles. Background information on the schools attended by the students including school level policies and practices is included in the dataset.

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Dataset Information

Data.gov Data Category Type	Raw Data Catalog
Specialized Data Category Designation	Statistical
Keywords	Student assessment, student performance, education performance, international education comparisons
Unique ID	4133

Contributing Agency Information

Citation	PISA 2009 database
Agency Program Page	http://www.pisa.oecd.org
Agency Data Series Page	http://www.pisa.oecd.org/pages/0,3417,en_32252351_46584327_1_1_1_1_1,00....

Dataset Coverage

Unit of Analysis	15-year-old students
Granularity
Geographic Coverage	The 34 OECD member countries: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, taly, Japan, Korea, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States. And 31 partner countries/economies: Albania, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Colombia, Croatia, Hong Kong-China, Indonesia, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Macao-China, Mauritius, Montenegro, Panama, Peru, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Shanghai-China, Singapore, Chinese Taipei, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uruguay.

Data Description

Collection Mode	paper
Data Collection Instrument	http://www.pisa.oecd.org/pages/0,3417,en_32252351_46584327_1_1_1_1_1,00....
Data Dictionary/Variable List	http://www.pisa.oecd.org/pages/0,3417,en_32252351_46584327_1_1_1_1_1,00....

Additional Dataset Documentation

Technical Documentation	The PISA 2009 methodology follows the same methodology that was used in previous PISA surveys and will be detailed in the PISA 2009 Technical report, due for publication in 2011. Until it is published the PISA 2006 Technical Report provides a useful reference.
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Statistical Information

Statistical Methodology	The PISA 2009 methodology follows the same methodology that was used in previous PISA surveys and will be detailed in the PISA 2009 Technical report, due for publication in 2011. Until it is published the PISA 2006 Technical Report provides a useful reference. http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_32252351_32236191_42025897_1_1...
Sampling	The target population of PISA is 15-year-old students in schools. First a random sample of schools in which 15-year-olds study is taken and from these a random sample of 15-year-old students is slected to take the PISA assessment.More detail will be provided in the PISA 2009 Technical Report, to be published in 2011.Until it is published the PISA 2006 Technical Report provides a useful reference. http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_32252351_32236191_42025897_1_1...
Estimation	Item response models are used to estimate student scores on the assesment. More detail will be provided in the PISA 2009 Technical Report, to be published in 2011. The procedures and methodology are very similar to those used in previous PISA survyes and detailed for instance in the PISA 2006 Technical Report: http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_32252351_32236191_42025897_1_1...
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Disclosure avoidance	PISA Technical Standards declare that all PISA materials designated as secure are kept confidential at all times. Secure materials include all test materials, data, and draft materials. Moreover, the schools and students sampled in PISA are anonymised. If there is a risk of indirect disclosure, countries can ask to suppress certain variables that might lead to such disclosure.
Questionnaire design	The PISA 2009 methodology follows the same methodology that was used in previous PISA surveys and will be detailed in the PISA 2009 Technical report, due for publication in 2011. Until it is published the PISA 2006 Technical Report (Chapter 2) provides a useful reference. http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_32252351_32236191_42025897_1_1...
Series breaks	PISA is conducted every three years and allows comparisons to be made between each cycle.
Non-response adjustment	The PISA 2009 methodology follows the same methodology that was used in previous PISA surveys and will be detailed in the PISA 2009 Technical report, due for publication in 2011. Until it is published the PISA 2006 Technical Report provides a useful reference. http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_32252351_32236191_42025897_1_1...
Seasonal adjustment	Not applicable
Statistical Characteristics	The PISA 2009 methodology follows the same methodology that was used in previous PISA surveys and will be detailed in the PISA 2009 Technical report, due for publication in 2011. Until it is published the PISA 2006 Technical Report (Chapter 7) provides a useful reference. http://www.oecd.org/document/41/0,3343,en_32252351_32236191_42025897_1_1...

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