What+is+being+tested?

=//The literacies tested //= PISA assesses three literacies which are defined as follows: Click here to see who takes the assessments
 * 1) "//Reading literacy// is understanding, using, and reflecting on written texts, in order to achieve one’s goals, to develop one’s knowledge and potential, and to participate in society."
 * 2) "//Mathematical literacy// is an individual’s capacity to identify and understand the role that mathematics plays in the world, to make well-founded judgements and to use and engage with mathematics in ways that meet the needs of that individual’s life as a constructive, concerned and reflective citizen."
 * 3) "//Scientific literacy// is the capacity to use scientific knowledge, to identify questions and to draw evidence-based conclusions in order to understand and help make decisions about the natural world and the changes made to it through human activity."

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