Publisher's Synopsis
The PISA 2009 Technical Report describes the methodology underlying the PISA 2009 survey. It examines additional features related to the implementation of the project at a level of detail that allows researchers to understand and replicate its analyses. The reader will find a wealth of information on the test and sample design, methodologies used to analyse the data, technical features of the project and quality control mechanisms. Chapter 1. Programme for International Student Assessment: An overview; Chapter 2. Test design and test development; Chapter 3. The development of the PISA context questionnaires; Chapter 4. Sample design; Chapter 5. Translation and verification of the test and survey material; Chapter 6. Field operations; Chapter 7. Quality assurance; Chapter 8. Survey weighting and the calculation of sampling variance; Chapter 9. Scaling PISA cognitive data; Chapter 10. Data management procedures; Chapter 11. Sampling outcomes; Chapter 12. Scaling outcomes; Chapter 13. Coding reliability studies; Chapter 14. Data adjudication; Chapter 15. Proficiency scale construction; Chapter 16. Scaling procedures and construct validation of context questionnaire data; Chapter 17. Digital reading assessment; Chapter 18. International database
