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Program for International Student Assessment, 2006

Published by National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) | Department of Education | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2025 at 08:35 PM | Dataset Last Updated: July 10, 2023 at 02:46 PM
The 2006 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA:06) is a study that is part of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) program; program data is available since 2000 at . PISA:06 (https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/) is a cross-sectional study that measures the yield of education systems, or what skills and competencies students have acquired and can apply in reading, mathematics, and science to real-world contexts by age 15. For PISA:06, science literacy was the subject area assessed in-depth. The study was conducted using questionnaires and direct assessments of 15-year-old students. 15-year-old students in April to May of 2006 were sampled. The study's response rate was 91 percent. Key statistics produced from PISA:06 are 15-year-olds' capabilities in reading, mathematics, and science literacy.

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  • Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006: U.S. Public-Use Data Files and Electronic Codebook

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  • Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006: U. S. Restricted-Use Data File & Electronic Codebook

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