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PISA: Understanding, Comparing, and Improving Education

How do young people around the world perform in comparision to young people in other countries? Since 2000, the PISA survey has assessed the skills of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics, and science. In Germany, the study is coordinated by ZIB at the Technical University of Munich, on behalf of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs (KMK). The German PISA study is directed by Professor Samuel Greiff.

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PISA 2025

After 2006 and 2015, scientific literacy is the major domain once again in PISA 2025. In addition, the study includes the innovative domain Learning in the Digital World (LDW) and, for the first time, assesses foreign language competence as an optional domain (Foreign Language Assessement, FLA). 

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Diagram showing the percentage of students who fact-check information before sharing it on social media. In Germany, the figure is around 60 percent, while the OECD average is around 10 percent higher.

Self-assessed digital information literacy

In several areas, German students' information literacy skills leave room for improvement. 

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Competence Domains in PISA

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Reading Literacy

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Mathematical Literacy

Pictogram symbolising scientific competence. A person looking into a microscope.

Scientific Literacy

Pictogram symbolising learning in the digital world. A person is looking at a tablet computer with binary code.

Learning in the Digital World (LDW)

Pictogram symbolising foreign language proficiency. A person appears to be talking to others. The speech bubble of the person speaking contains the word ‘Hello’, another speech bubble contains a seemingly incomprehensible word.

Language Competence (Foreign Language Assessment, FLA)

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Creative Thinking

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Test Questions Mathematics PISA 2022

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Test Questions PISA 2018

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Test Questions Science PISA 2015

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