PISA
Worldwide student assessment
PISA is the Programme for International Student Assessment, a worldwide study by the OECD measuring 15-year-olds' academic performance in reading, mathematics, and science.
PISA results, released every three years, spark debates about national education systems: Finland consistently scores high on PISA.
The acronym has become shorthand for international education rankings. (Capitalized Pisa is the Italian city with the leaning tower.)
Ability to read, write
- numeracyAbility with figures
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- readingInterpreting written text
- mathematicsScience of quantity and structure
science · comprehension · reasoning · cognitive · competencies · knowledge · aptitude · proficiency
International economic policy organization
- countriesSovereign political territories
- FinlandScandinavian country, capital Helsinki
- SingaporeSoutheast Asian city-state
- JapanEast Asian archipelago nation
China · Shanghai · Estonia · Canada · Germany · Australia · global · comparative
Determining worth or quality
- testingExamining to evaluate
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- scoringEarning points in competition
- rankingOrdered position assignment
analysis · examination · grading · comparison · survey · results · performance · achievement
Level of quality accepted
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
- measureUnit of quantity
- baselineStandard for comparison
reference · norm · criterion · indicator · comparison · ranking
Educational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- schoolingFormal education received
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
instruction · classroom · students · teachers · schools · policy · reform · outcomes
Youth approaching maturity
- teenagersPeople aged thirteen to nineteen
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- pupilsStudents or eye openings
- schoolchildrenYoung students in education
literacy
Ability to read, write
- numeracyAbility with figures
- problem-solvingAddressing challenges methodically
- readingInterpreting written text
mathematics · science · comprehension · reasoning · cognitive · competencies · knowledge · aptitude · proficiency · capability
OECD
International economic policy organization
- countriesSovereign political territories
- FinlandScandinavian country, capital Helsinki
- SingaporeSoutheast Asian city-state
Japan · China · Shanghai · Estonia · Canada · Germany · Australia · global · comparative · economies
evaluation
Determining worth or quality
- testingExamining to evaluate
- measurementDetermining size or amount
- scoringEarning points in competition
ranking · analysis · examination · grading · comparison · survey · results · performance · achievement · outcomes
standard
Level of quality accepted
baseline · reference · norm · criterion · indicator · comparison · ranking
curriculum
Educational program's content plan
- pedagogyArt of instruction
- schoolingFormal education received
- teachingProfession of instructing others
learning · instruction · classroom · students · teachers · schools · policy · reform · outcomes · achievement
adolescents
Youth approaching maturity
Government-set school standards
Teaching all dimensions of development
unschooling · Montessori method · progressive education · deschooling
- Leaning Tower of PisaCrooked Italian bell tower
- Tower of PisaInclined medieval bell tower