The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an assessment (begun in 2000) that focuses on 15-year-olds' capabilities in reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy. In the United States, this age corresponds largely to grade 9 and 10 students. PISA also includes measures of general or cross-curricular competencies such as learning strategies. PISA emphasizes skills that students have acquired as they near the end of mandatory schooling. PISA is currently being administered every three years. PISA 2000 focused on reading literacy, PISA 2003 focused on mathematics literacy, and in 2006, PISA will focus on science literacy. In addition, PISA 2003 reported on problem-solving skills.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics.
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