PISA: An Introduction and Overview

by: Ross Turner
edited by: Rodger W. Bybee and Barry J. McCrae

For most science teachers, the term PISA evokes images of a leaning tower in an Italian city, but PISA also is an acronym for a major international assessment of students. In 2006, the primary assessment domain of PISA was science. This chapter provides a general introduction to PISA 2006. This free selection includes the Table of Contents, Preface, Foreword, and Index.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 5/15/2009Stock # PB230X_1

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