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In this administration of PISA, over half a million 15-year-olds from 72 countries or economies took part, including all of the OECD member countries.

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  • PISA 2015: Collaborative problem solving

    Over 4,500 New Zealand students took part in PISA 2015, which included an assessment of their collaborative solving abilities and attitudes towards cooperation. Collaborative problem solving is how an individual works together with others to solve a problem, through establishing…

    Author(s): Steve May, Ministry of Education.

    Date Published: November 2017

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  • Science achievement: What we know from New Zealand's participation in TIMSS 2014/15 and PISA 2015

    In 2014 and 2015 New Zealand took part in two large international studies – the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). TIMSS focuses on the maths and science achievement of…

    Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education.

    Date Published: May 2017

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  • Mathematics achievement: What we know from New Zealand's participation in TIMSS 2014/15 and PISA 2015

    In 2014 and 2015 New Zealand took part in two large international studies – the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). TIMSS focuses on the maths and science achievement of…

    Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education.

    Date Published: May 2017

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  • PISA 2015: New Zealand Students Wellbeing

    Students’ educational outcomes can be affected by a range of factors from inside and outside of the school grounds. For example, students who are motivated to succeed have high expectations for the future, and those who have a strong sense…

    Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education.

    Date Published: April 2017

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  • PISA 2015: New Zealand headline results

    Scientific literacy was the major focus in PISA 2015 and reading and mathematics literacy the minor focuses. In New Zealand over 4,500 students from 183 schools took part in the study in July/August 2015. DISCLAIMER: “A prior version of these…

    Author(s): Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education

    Date Published: December 2016

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  • PISA 2015: What is PISA

    The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international study that assesses and compares how well countries are preparing their 15-year-old students to meet real-life opportunities and challenges. This study is an initiative of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation

    Author(s): Research Division, Ministry of Education

    Date Published: December 2016

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  • PISA 2015: The science context for PISA

    The findings presented come from the administration of PISA 2015 where the main domain was science and cover both science achievement and the context in which the science learning of 15-year-old students takes place. This report is divided into two

    Author(s): Sarah Kirkham with Steve May, Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education

    Date Published: December 2016

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  • PISA 2015: New Zealand summary report

    This summary report provides an overview of New Zealand results for science, reading and mathematics literacy in an international context. In addition this report looks at the overall trends in New Zealand achievement for each of these subjects as well…

    Author(s): Steve May with Jonathan Flockton and Sarah Kirkham, Comparative Education Research Unit, Ministry of Education

    Date Published: December 2016

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