The Program for International Student Assessment

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Title of the dataset	The Program for International Student Assessment
Provenance of the dataset	http://www.oecd.org/pisa/
How were the data collected/created? What was the cost?	Test questions: Reading, Mathematics and Science Background questionnaires
Data sharing policy	Other
Data sharing policy

Type of data: Check all that apply. Use "Other" to specify other types so that we can include them in further updates.	text number table
Variable labels of dataset (the names of the variables)
Outline of data	PISA is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. To date, students representing more than 70 economies have participated in the assessment.
Simulation process	Statistics
Expected outcome of the process (obtained knowledge, analysis results, output of tools)	PISA key findings include rankings of student performance by country/economy and information on student background, their approaches to learning and the organisation of their schools.
Anticipation for analyses/simulations other than the typical ones provided above