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Table 6 Average percent correct, missing and not reached for block S1/S4 (science), positions 1 and 4, 2006 and 2009–Ireland and OECD averages

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

63.8

57.3

62.0

54.0

OECD

59.8

50.9

64.3

53.1

% incorrect

Ireland

34.6

38.1

35.3

39.0

OECD

37.0

41.5

31.7

39.3

% missing

Ireland

1.6

4.6

2.7

7.0

OECD

3.2

7.6

4.0

7.6

% not reached

Ireland

0.0

2.2

0.0

2.1

OECD

0.0

5.2

0.1

5.7

% missing + not reached

Ireland

1.6

6.8

2.7

9.1

OECD

3.2

12.8

4.1

13.3

  1. Source: Cosgrove, 2011, Table twenty-six.