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PROGRAMME FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT 2000 - SCOTLAND ANALYSIS
Performance in All Subjects
9. Of the three main subjects and three reading domains tested in PISA 2000, the widest variation in scores in Scotland were achieved in the interpreting and the retrieving information aspects of reading, and in science. The spread of scores was much smaller in mathematics and in the reflecting and evaluating aspect of reading, particularly due to better performances at the lower end of the scales.
10. The spread of scores in the UK followed a similar pattern, although the top 10 per cent of students performed better in the UK than in Scotland in all areas except interpreting texts. The bottom 10 per cent of students performed worse in the UK in all subjects except science.
Table 8a. 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles on the PISA proficiency scales, Scotland
10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles on the PISA proficiency scales |
Scotland | 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
Reading | 394 | 460 | 531 | 596 | 647 |
Reading - Retrieving Information | 387 | 459 | 532 | 598 | 653 |
Reading - Interpreting | 386 | 455 | 528 | 597 | 654 |
Reading - Reflecting and Evaluating | 411 | 471 | 539 | 603 | 656 |
Mathematics | 419 | 477 | 538 | 595 | 643 |
Science | 388 | 452 | 526 | 594 | 649 |
Table 8b. 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles on the PISA proficiency scales, UK
10th, 25th, 50th, 75th and 90th percentiles on the PISA proficiency scales |
UK | 10% | 25% | 50% | 75% | 90% |
Reading | 391 | 458 | 527 | 595 | 651 |
Reading - Retrieving Information | 384 | 455 | 528 | 597 | 656 |
Reading - Interpreting | 380 | 445 | 518 | 586 | 644 |
Reading - Reflecting and Evaluating | 408 | 473 | 543 | 608 | 664 |
Mathematics | 412 | 470 | 532 | 592 | 646 |
Science | 401 | 466 | 535 | 602 | 656 |
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