Abstract of

International Voices
PISA/PIRLS Data on Reading Achievement: Transfer Into International Policy and Practice

Keith Topping

This article outlines the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)—international assessments of reading and other key achievements used in many diverse countries. PIRLS focuses on reading achievement near the end of elementary education, PISA on reading achievement near the end of secondary (high school) education. Put together, they give a picture of the relative effectiveness of elementary and secondary education in enhancing reading skills in each participating country.

Abstract from Topping, K. (2006, March). PISA/PIRLS Data on Reading Achievement: Transfer Into International Policy and Practice. The Reading Teacher, 59(6), 588–590. doi: 10.1598/RT.59.6.9