Table 1
Overview of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2009
Archived Content
Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please "contact us" to request a format other than those available.
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 |
Report a problem on this page
Is something not working? Is there information outdated? Can't find what you're looking for?
Please contact us and let us know how we can help you.
- Date modified: