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Table 1 Overview for cross-sectional OECD PISA data files and resulting total database of scalable cases for mathematics

From: Evaluating the effects of analytical decisions in large-scale assessments: analyzing PISA mathematics 2003-2012

PISA round

participating countries

Number of cases in files

math scalable students

 

OECD

non OECD

SCR\(^{\mathrm{a}}\)

SDQ\(^{\mathrm{a}}\)

OECD

non OECD

Total

2003

30

11

276 165

276 165

220 670

49 995

270 665

2006

30

27

398 750

398 750

251 278

147 472

398 750

2009

34

40

515 958

515 958

298 454

217 504

515 958

2012

34

31

485 490\(^{d}\)

480 174

295 416

184 758

480 174

Number of cases that can be used for scaling:

1 065 818

599 729

1 665 547

  1. \(^{\mathrm{a}}\)SCR = scored cognitive item response data; SDQ = student questionnaire data;
  2. \(^{\mathrm{d}}\)Includes additional regions from USA: Florida, Connecticut, Massachusetts