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Table 4 Average percent correct, incorrect, missing and not reached for block R2 (reading), positions 1 and 4, 2003 and 2009–Ireland and OECD averages g

From: Changes in achievement on PISA: the case of Ireland and implications for international assessment practice

 

P1 2003

P1 2009

P4 2003

P4 2009

% correct

Ireland

65.1

64.4

59.9

46.5

OECD

65.6

65.9

54.4

52.4

% incorrect

Ireland

31.4

30.7

32.1

33.9

OECD

28.2

28.3

28.2

29.2

% missing

Ireland

3.5

4.9

6.1

10.2

OECD

6.2

5.8

10.4

10.8

% not reached

Ireland

0.0

0.0

1.9

9.4

OECD

0.0

0.0

7.0

7.6

% missing + not reached

Ireland

3.5

4.9

7.9

19.6

OECD

6.3

5.8

17.5

18.4

  1. Source: Cosgrove, 2011, Table twelve.