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International student assessment for the new millennium
Education Alternatives (1998)
  • Ray Adams, ACER
Abstract

The author briefly describes the OECD initiated project, 'Program for International Student Assessment' (PISA), in which over 100,000 15 year old students from 4000 schools in 26 countries will participate. A major focus of the project is the assessment of wider knowledge, skills and competencies in literacy, mathematics and science areas.

Keywords
  • Students,
  • Assessment,
  • PISA,
  • Knowledge,
  • Skills,
  • Literacy,
  • Mathematics,
  • Science
Publication Date
May, 1998
Citation Information
Ray Adams. "International student assessment for the new millennium" Education Alternatives Vol. 7 Iss. 3 (1998)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/ray_adams/24/