Full Program »
3.5.4 PISA GOLD – A Wealth of Potential Evidence Advocating Policy For Gifted and Talented Education
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a gold mine of international educational data waiting to be mined for valuable research evidence. PISA can support policy initiatives to advocate for gifted and talented education. Fourteen PISA variables will be analyzed by descriptive statistics generated to compare samples from the 72-country 2015 PISA test cycle. Topics relevant to high achievement include top performers in science, math, and reading; excellence gaps; gender differences; content and cognitive sub-scales; proficiency levels; socioeconomic factors; early childhood; opportunities to learn; grouping; immigrant students; financial literacy; problem-solving; and change over time.