Table 1
Overview of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009

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  International Canada
Participating countries/provinces 65 countries and economies 10 provinces
Population Youth aged 15 Same
Number of participating students Between 5,000 and 10,000 per country with some exceptions for a total of around 470,000 students Approximately 23,000 students
Domains Major: reading Same
Minor: mathematics and science
Amount of testing time devoted to domains 390 minutes of testing material organized into different combinations of test booklets 120 minutes in length Same
210 minutes devoted to reading
90 minutes devoted to mathematics
90 minutes devoted to science
Languages in which the test was administered 48 languages English and French
International assessment Two hours of direct assessments of reading, mathematics and science Same
Twenty minute contextual questionnaire administered to youth
A school questionnaire administered to school principals
International options Ten-minute optional questionnaire on information technology and communications administered to students Ten-minute optional questionnaire on information technology and communications administered to students
Ten-minute optional questionnaire on educational career administered to students
Twenty-minute optional questionnaire administered to parents
One hour optional electronic reading assessment
Grade-based sampling
One-hour booklet
National options Other options were undertaken in a limited number of countries Twenty minutes of additional questions administered to students regarding their school experiences, work activities and relationships with others

 

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