This wrap-up volume of the PISA 2000 project presents key and fascinating findings on reading performance, characteristics of successful students, differences between the interests and study habits of boys and girls and the effect of school climate and autonomy on student performance.

This wrap-up volume of the PISA 2000 project presents the key findings, including fascinating findings on reading performance, characteristics of successful students, differences between the interests and study habits of boys and girls, the effect of school climate and resources on student performance, and the effect of school autonomy on performance. The book includes country-by-country profiles that provide information on student performance, socio-economic status, student characteristics, school characteristics, and system characteristics.

Following the initial report on the results of the first PISA survey, this report looks more closely at performance in reading.

The PISA 2000 Assessment introduces the PISA approach to assessing reading, mathematical and scientific literacy and describes the PISA 2000 assessment in terms of the content that students need to acquire, the processes that need to be performed and the contexts in which skills are applied.

This book presents a sample of PISA 2000 tasks, and explains how these tasks were scored and how they relate to the conceptual framework underlying PISA.

Knowledge and Skills for Life presents evidence on student performance in reading, mathematical and scientific literacy, reveals factors that influence the development of these skills at home and at school, and examines what the implications are for policy development.