title: The Programme for International Student Assessment: an overview.
abstract: This paper provides an overview of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), an on-going international comparative survey study of educational outcomes at age 15. PISA is sponsored by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and for the period 1998-2010 has been designed and implemented by a consortium led by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER).
authors.affiliation: Australian Council for Educational Research, 19 Prospect Hill Rd., Camberwell, VIC 3124, Australia. turner@acer.edu.au
authors.forename: Ross
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Raymond J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003625:Data Collection; D004521:Educational Measurement / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D016730:Program Development