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Direct linkCosgrove, Jude; Cartwright, Fernando – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2014
The PISA 2009 results for Ireland indicated a large decline in reading literacy scores since PISA 2000 (the largest of 38 countries). The decline in mathematics scores since PISA 2003 was the second largest of 39 countries. In contrast, there was no change in science achievement since PISA 2006. These results prompted detailed investigations into…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
Download full textSum, Andrew – National Commission on Adult Literacy (NJ1), 2007
This presentation is devoted to four main topics: (1) the comparative performance of U.S. adults and high school students on international literacy assessments; (2) the literacy/numeracy proficiencies of the nation's adults in different educational groups and among those who recently participated in federally-funded adult education programs; (3)…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Adults, High School Students
