Large Scale International Studies Publications
Research and data from the large school focussed international studies, namely, PISA, PIRLS, TIMSS, TALIS, ICCS.
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PISA 2022: Ākonga Māori Summary
This report covers the achievement of 15-year-old ākonga Māori in English-medium schools in mathematics, reading and science literacy. In addition to achievement, the report uses other PISA indicators of value to Māori to pull together a wider view of how…
Author(s): Cyrus Ranson, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2023
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PISA 2022: Pacific Learners Summary
This report covers the achievement of 15-year-old Pacific learners in English-medium schools in mathematics, reading and science literacy. In addition to achievement, the report uses other PISA indicators of value to illustrate a wider view of how Pacific students are…
Author(s): Cyrus Ranson, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2023
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PISA 2022: Mathematics achievement and experiences of 15-year-olds
This report covers the mathematics achievement of 15-year-old students in Aotearoa New Zealand English-Medium schools in 2022, as well as the learning experiences of those students. Each cycle of PISA focuses on one learning area and in PISA 2022 the…
Author(s): Emma Medina, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2023
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PISA 2022: Aotearoa New Zealand Non-Response Bias Analysis
PISA 2022 was conducted during challenging times (Term 3 of 2022), and Aotearoa New Zealand was unable to meet the very strict international participation standards of 85% of schools and 80% of students taking part. To determine how well the…
Author(s): Steve May, Emma Medina, Cyrus Ranson, Debbie Fogell, Ministry of Education
Date Published: October 2023
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Purposes for and processes of reading: New Zealand’s participation in PIRLS 2021
New Zealand took part in the fifth cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, ‘PIRLS 2021’ in Term 4, 2020. PIRLS provides information on Year 5 students’ reading literacy/comprehension every five years.…
Author(s): Hannah Bennett and Megan Chamberlain [Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education]
Date Published: October 2023
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Reading literacy at Year 5: New Zealand’s participation in PIRLS 2021
New Zealand took part in the fifth cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, ‘PIRLS 2021’ in Term 4, 2020. PIRLS provides information on Year 5 students’ reading literacy/comprehension every five years.…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain and Jessica Forkert [Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education]
Date Published: May 2023
Date Updated: February 2025
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PIRLS 2021: COVID-19 Preliminary findings from the implementation of PIRLS in 2020
New Zealand took part in the fifth cycle of the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, ‘PIRLS 2021’ in Term 4, 2020. PIRLS provides information on Year 5 students’ reading literacy/comprehension every five years.…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain and Jessica Forkert [Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education]
Date Published: April 2022
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PIRLS 2016: Are 10-year-olds happy when arriving at school?
Using data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, we investigate whether happiness is affected by rates of experienced bullying and students’ sense of school belonging, and how these relationships might differ based on gender or socioeconomic circumstances.…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain and Jessica Forkert [Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education]
Date Published: March 2022
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Which angle is a right angle? Year 5 students' strengths and weaknesses on mathematics questions
The analysis presented in this paper supplements other evidence on the current state of mathematics and how we can make mathematics education better.…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2022
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What is the value of y? Year 9 students' strengths and weaknesses on mathematics questions
With increasing evidence of a New Zealand decline in mathematics and statistics achievement across multiple studies since 2000, the focus of this paper is mathematics learning and the factors that contribute (May, 2019; Rendall, Medina, Sutcliffe & Marshall, 2020).…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2022
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TIMSS 2018/19: Mathematics Year 5
This report describes the mathematics achievement of Year 5 students in TIMSS 2018/19. Analyses of achievement by sub-groupings (such as gender and ethnicity) and background information are also presented and comparisons are made with New Zealand across cycles and also…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2020
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TIMSS 2018/19: Science Year 5
This report describes the science achievement of Year 5 students in TIMSS 2018/19. Analyses of achievement by sub-groupings (such as gender and ethnicity) and background information are also presented and comparisons are made with New Zealand across cycles and also…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2020
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TIMSS 2018/19: Mathematics Year 9
This report describes the mathematics achievement of Year 9 students in TIMSS 2018/19. Analyses of achievement by sub-groupings (such as gender and ethnicity) and background information are also presented and comparisons are made with New Zealand across cycles and also…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2020
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TIMSS 2018/19: Science Year 9
This report describes the science achievement of Year 9 students in TIMSS 2018/19. Analyses of achievement by sub-groupings (such as gender and ethnicity) and background information are also presented and comparisons are made with New Zealand across cycles and also…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2020
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PIRLS 2016: The importance of access to books and New Zealand students' reading confidence
This paper uses data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study to show the different ways Year 5 students access books and changes that have occurred since 2001, and then examines the relationship between students’ access to books for…
Author(s): Megan Chamberlain, with Rebecca Essery, Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: November 2020
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PIRLS 2016: Using computers for reading activities and students' attitudes to reading
This paper uses data from the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS 2016) to investigate the relationship between teachers’ use of digital activities and their teaching strategies, and how students felt about reading—their enjoyment, engagement, and confidence.…
Author(s): Jessica Forkert and Megan Chamberlain [Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education]
Date Published: November 2020
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PISA 2018: Global competence of New Zealand 15-year-olds
This report focuses on findings from the PISA 2018 global competence questionnaire items and is organised into four parts: Part I provides an overview of how global competence is defined and measured in PISA 2018. Part II covers the findings…
Author(s): Emma Medina, Ryan Sutcliffe, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: October 2020
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PISA 2018 Opportunities to Learn: Learning time and school support for study
This report uses data from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment to answer two questions: How long do New Zealand students spend in classroom instruction, and is this related to reading performance? What kinds of support do New Zealand…
Author(s): Ryan Sutcliffe, Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2020
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PISA 2018: Resources for learning: Access, quality and capacity
This report uses data from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment to answer two questions: Do 15-year-old New Zealand students have access to quality resources at their school? Do schools (attended by 15-year-olds) have the capacity to use the…
Author(s): Emma Medina, Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2020
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PISA 2018: Selecting and sorting students
This report uses data from PISA 2018 to examine how students are sorted between and within schools, and if any relationships exist with sorting practices and variation in reading achievement, overall reading achievement and equity.…
Author(s): Emma Medina, Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: September 2020
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