PISA 2018 National Report: Learning for the future: The performance of 15-year-olds in Ireland on reading literacy, science and mathematics in PISA 2018. 

This report, published in December 2019, presents the reading, mathematics and science results of students in Ireland in PISA 2018.
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Executive summary

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PISA 2018 Report: Reading literacy in Ireland in PISA 2018: Performance, policy and practice. 

This report, published in April 2022, presents a detailed examination of reading literacy achievement in Ireland, drawing on data from PISA 2018.
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Future ready? The performance of 15-year-olds in Ireland on science, reading literacy and mathematics in PISA 2015

This report, published in December, 2016, presents the science, reading and mathematics results of students in Ireland in PISA 2015.Report
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A Teacher’s Guide to PISA Mathematics and Problem Solving
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PISA in Classrooms: Implications for the teaching and learning of mathematics in Ireland
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Project Maths and PISA 2012: Performance in Initial and Non-initial Schools on Mathematics, Problem Solving and Junior Certificate Mathematics.
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The Project Maths initiative began in 2008 in 23 schools throughout Ireland. All of ‎these ‎Initial schools were selected to participate in PISA 2012, presenting an opportunity to ‎compare the performance ‎of students in Initial schools with that of students in Non-initial schools.

Problem Solving in PISA: The results of 15-year-olds on the computer-based assessment of problem solving in PISA 2012
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This report presents the results of the computer-based assessment of problem solving from PISA 2012 for Ireland

Learning for Life: The Achievements of 15-year-olds in Mathematics, Reading Literacy and Science in PISA 2012
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This report presents the mathematics, reading and science results of students in Ireland from PISA 2012.

Mathematics in Transition Year: Insights of Teachers from PISA 2012   
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This report is based on the findings of a survey of a nationally representative sample of mathematics teachers and mathematics school co-ordinators, implemented as part of PISA 2012 in Ireland. The focus of the report is on the teaching of mathematics in Transition Year and examines the structure and content of mathematics classes in Transition Year as well as teachers’ views on the purposes of mathematics in Transition Year.

Teaching and Learning in Project Maths: Insights From Teachers Who Participated in 2012‎   
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This report describes the findings from a national survey of mathematics teachers and examines ‎their views on Project Maths, as well as teaching and learning practices, ability grouping, and ‎uptake of mathematics at higher, ordinary and foundation levels at junior and senior cycles. The ‎report focuses mainly on junior cycle, and includes a set of recommendations. ‎

PISA 2009: Results for Ireland and Changes Since 2000   
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This report describes the achievements of Irish students in print reading, digital reading, mathematics and science; considers how achievement has changed since 2000; examines background characteristics that help to explain achievement differences; and considers changes in background characteristics over time. The report includes a set of policy recommendations.

Reading Literacy in PISA 2009: A Guide for Teachers
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This guide focuses on the performance of 15-year-old students in Ireland on the print and digital reading assessments. It examines factors associated with reading achievement and changes in reading achievement over time. The results of a national teacher survey conducted as part of PISA 2009 are described. The report includes a set of recommendations for the teaching and learning of reading.

Digital Reading Literacy in PISA 2009: Summary Report for Ireland   
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This summary contains the key results from the PISA digital reading assessment, with comparisons of performance on print reading.

PISA 2009 Summary Report for Ireland   
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The PISA 2009 summary report describes the achievements of students in Ireland on PISA 2009, when the main domain was reading literacy. At the time of writing, results for digital reading were not available – these are published in other reports on PISA 2009 (above).

TECHNICAL REVIEWS OF RESULTS

Independent Review of the PISA 2009 Results for Ireland
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This report is an independent technical review of the PISA 2009 results for Ireland conducted by international experts from Statistics Canada.

Factors Affecting Inferences About the PISA Results in Ireland
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Data Annex (Excel)
This report follows from recommendations made in the Statistics Canada technical review of results. It provides a review of the methods used to scale the PISA results that are used to interpret changes in achievement, and considers alternative ways to compare change over time. The report also examines how features of the PISA test design are related to changes in performance. It provides evidence that students’ response patterns on the PISA tests have changed over successive PISA cycles. The conclusions specify limits for reasonable inferences on the basis of the PISA results.

PISA 2009: Comparisons with 2000
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This report to the Department of Education and Skills considers changes in achievement since 2000 under three headings: sampling, procedural and other changes, and linking and scaling issues.

PISA 2009 Mathematics: Comparisons with 2003
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This report to the Department of Education and Skills considers changes in mathematics achievement since 2003, and potential reasons for these changes.

Does Student Engagement Explain Performance on PISA?
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Compared with previous administrations of PISA, students in Ireland in 2009 skipped more questions on the PISA test. This report examines the extent to which this has occurred, and whether patterns of ‘skipping’ are the same for reading, mathematics and science questions. The report concludes that student disengagement with the PISA testing process is an important factor in considering changes in Irish performance scores.

Responses to the Print and Digital Reading Assessments in PISA 2009
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Students in Ireland did better on the assessment of digital reading compared to print reading. This report examines students’ responses to the two assessments and shows that the better performance on digital reading may in part be due to greater student engagement with the digital reading test.

A Teacher’s Guide to PISA Science   
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The guide describes student performance on the PISA assessment of scientific literacy, student attitudes to and engagement with science, and the implications of PISA 2006 for the teaching of science in Ireland.

PISA 2006 Main Report   
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The PISA 2006 main report, Ready for Tomorrow’s World?, details the achievements of students in Ireland on PISA 2006, when the main domain was science.

PISA 2006 Main Report
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The electronic appendix for the PISA 2006 main report contains full information on multiple comparison tables of mean achievement scores contained in the main report. As well as science, it includes data for reading and mathematics, and standard errors and Bonferroni-adjusted confidence intervals.

PISA 2006 Summary Report   
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The PISA 2006 summary report describes the achievements of students in Ireland on PISA 2006, when the main domain was science.

Implementing the Revised Junior Certificate Science Syllabus: What teachers said   
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As part of PISA 2006 in Ireland, those teaching science to Junior Certificate students were surveyed. This report outlines the main findings of the survey.

Junior Certificate Science: Results of a survey of teachers conducted in conjunction with PISA 2006   
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This paper examines the teaching of science to Junior Certificate students in post-primary schools in Ireland. It is based on responses to a questionnaire administered in early 2006 to those teaching Junior Certificate science in schools participating in the 2006 OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

Report on PISA Field Trial of the Computer-Based Assessment of Science: Operations and Outcomes in Ireland
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The computer-based assessment of science (CBAS) was an international option of PISA 2006. The CBAS had two major aims. The first is to ascertain whether it was feasible to implement an assessment of science on computers in an international context. The second was to investigate whether, and to what extent, CBAS adds value to the existing paper-based assessment.

PISA 2003 Teachers’ Guide to Mathematics   
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The teachers’ guide describes the achievements of students in Ireland on the PISA assessment of mathematical literacy and the implications of these results for the teaching of mathematics in Ireland.

PISA 2003 Summary Report
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The PISA 2003 summary report describes the achievements of students in Ireland on PISA 2003, when the main domain was mathematics.

PISA 2003 Full Report for Ireland
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The full report for Ireland for PISA 2003, which describes outcomes and implications in more depth.

PISA 2000 Summary Report for Ireland   
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The PISA 2000 summary report describes the achievements of students in Ireland on PISA 2000, when the main domain was reading literacy.

PISA 2000 Full Report for Ireland
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The full report for Ireland for PISA 2000, which describes outcomes and implications in more depth.

PISA 2000 Full Report Errata
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Seven errata are noted in this file which should be consulted by readers of the printed version of the PISA 2000 full report.