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The Australian Government and the state and territory governments provided the funding for the Australian component of PISA 2015. All of Australia’s share of the international overheads and half of the basic funding for PISA within Australia was contributed by the Australian Government Department of Education and Training, while each state and territory government education department provided funding in proportion to the numbers of 15-year-old students enrolled in their schools. In Australia, PISA is guided by the International Assessments Joint National Advisory Committee (IAJNAC). ACER wishes to thank the IAJNAC members for their interest and commitment throughout every phase of the project. Their involvement included reviewing the frameworks and assessment items, assisting with the implementation of PISA in schools from their state or territory, and providing valuable information to ensure the success of PISA 2015 in Australia. The undertaking of PISA 2015 was a collaborative effort. A national assessment such as PISA could not be successful without the cooperation of school systems, principals, teachers, students and parents. A high participation rate of the randomly selected schools and students is essential for obtaining high-quality data. It is thanks to this level of cooperation that Australia was able to fully satisfy the internationally set response criteria for PISA 2015. ACER gratefully acknowledges the assistance of education system officials Australia-wide, and the principals, teachers and students in the participating schools who so generously gave their time and support to the project.
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Objectives This study evaluated the uptake of Western Australian (WA) pharmacist vaccination services, the profiles of consumers being vaccinated and the facilitators and challenges experienced by pharmacy staff in the preparation, implementation and delivery of services. Design Mixed-methods methodology with both quantitative and qualitative data through surveys, pharmacy computer records and immuniser pharmacist interviews. Setting Community pharmacies in WA that provided pharmacist vaccination services between March and October 2015. Participants Immuniser pharmacists from 86 pharmacies completed baseline surveys and 78 completed exit surveys; computer records from 57 pharmacies; 25 immuniser pharmacists were interviewed. Main outcome measures Pharmacy and immuniser pharmacist profiles; pharmacist vaccination services provided and consumer profiles who accessed services. Results 15 621 influenza vaccinations were administered by immuniser pharmacists at 76 WA community pharmacies between March and October 2015. There were no major adverse events, and <1% of consumers experienced minor events which were appropriately managed. Between 12% and 17% of consumers were eligible to receive free influenza vaccinations under the National Immunisation Program but chose to have it at a pharmacy. A high percentage of vaccinations was delivered in rural and regional areas indicating that provision of pharmacist vaccination services facilitated access for rural and remote consumers. Immuniser pharmacists reported feeling confident in providing vaccination services and were of the opinion that services should be expanded to other vaccinations. Pharmacists also reported significant professional satisfaction in providing the service. All participating pharmacies intended to continue providing influenza vaccinations in 2016. Conclusions This initial evaluation of WA pharmacist vaccination services showed that vaccine delivery was safe. Convenience and accessibility were important aspects in usage of services. There is scope to expand pharmacist vaccination services to other vaccines and younger children; however, government funding to pharmacists needs to be considered.
The assessment focuses on young people’s ability to apply their knowledge and skills to real-world problems and situations. The term ‘literacy’ reflects a focus on broader skills. As a concept, literacy is more than simply being able to read and write. Eighty-one countries or economies, involving around 690,000 students, participated in PISA 2022. In Australia, 743 schools and a total of 13,437 students (representing the full population of around 265,000 15-year-old students) completed the assessment. In Australia, PISA is managed by the Australian Council for Educational Research and is jointly funded by the Australian Government and all state and territory governments. PISA is a key part of Australia’s National Assessment Program. This report presents the results for Australia as a whole, for the Australian states and territories and for the other groups in PISA 2022. The results can be viewed in an international context, and student performance can be monitored over time.
The PISA for Development programme aims to encourage and facilitate PISA participation by interested and motivated low- and middle-income countries. From this page you can download the PISA for Development dataset with the full set of responses from: In-school assessment: individual students, school principals and teachers Out-of-school assessment: individual respondents, parents/guardians of respondents and interviewer household observations These files will be of use to statisticians and professional researchers who would like to undertake their own analysis of the PISA for Development data. The files available on this page include questionnaires, codebooks, data files in SAS™ and SPSS™ formats, database compendia and tables including system-level data and descriptive analyses that were created to support the reporting of PISA for Development results by participating countries. The main data files for each assessment relate to: In-school assessment: student questionnaire (which also includes estimates of student performance), school questionnaire, teacher questionnaire and cognitive items Out-of-school assessment: respondent questionnaires (including youth, parent/guardian and household observation questionnaires, as well as estimates of respondent performance), cognitive items and questionnaire timing These files include data for participating countries: In-school assessment: Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Senegal and Zambia Out-of-school assessment: Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Senegal
The PISA for Development programme aims to encourage and facilitate PISA participation by interested and motivated low- and middle-income countries. From this page you can download the PISA for Development dataset with the full set of responses from: In-school assessment: individual students, school principals and teachers Out-of-school assessment: individual respondents, parents/guardians of respondents and interviewer household observations These files will be of use to statisticians and professional researchers who would like to undertake their own analysis of the PISA for Development data. The files available on this page include questionnaires, codebooks, data files in SAS™ and SPSS™ formats, database compendia and tables including system-level data and descriptive analyses that were created to support the reporting of PISA for Development results by participating countries. The main data files for each assessment relate to: In-school assessment: student questionnaire (which also includes estimates of student performance), school questionnaire, teacher questionnaire and cognitive items Out-of-school assessment: respondent questionnaires (including youth, parent/guardian and household observation questionnaires, as well as estimates of respondent performance), cognitive items and questionnaire timing These files include data for participating countries: In-school assessment: Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Senegal and Zambia Out-of-school assessment: Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Senegal
The PISA for Development programme aims to encourage and facilitate PISA participation by interested and motivated low- and middle-income countries. From this page you can download the PISA for Development dataset with the full set of responses from: In-school assessment: individual students, school principals and teachers Out-of-school assessment: individual respondents, parents/guardians of respondents and interviewer household observations These files will be of use to statisticians and professional researchers who would like to undertake their own analysis of the PISA for Development data. The files available on this page include questionnaires, codebooks, data files in SAS™ and SPSS™ formats, database compendia and tables including system-level data and descriptive analyses that were created to support the reporting of PISA for Development results by participating countries. The main data files for each assessment relate to: In-school assessment: student questionnaire (which also includes estimates of student performance), school questionnaire, teacher questionnaire and cognitive items Out-of-school assessment: respondent questionnaires (including youth, parent/guardian and household observation questionnaires, as well as estimates of respondent performance), cognitive items and questionnaire timing These files include data for participating countries: In-school assessment: Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Senegal and Zambia Out-of-school assessment: Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay and Senegal
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an international comparative study of student performance directed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). PISA measures the cumulative outcomes of education by assessing how well 15-year-olds, who are nearing the end of their compulsory schooling in most participating educational systems, are prepared to use the knowledge and skills in particular areas to meet real-life opportunities and challenges. The term literacy is attached to the assessment domains of reading, mathematics and science to reflect the focus on these broader skills and as a concept it is used in a much broader sense than simply being able to read and write. The OECD considers that mathematics and science are so pervasive in modern life that it is important for students to be literate in these areas as well. This report presents the results for Australia as a whole, for the Australian states and territories and for the other participants in PISA 2018, so that Australia’s results can be viewed in an international context, and student performance can be monitored over time.
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Environics Corporate Social Responsibility Monitor 2002 is a survey of global public opinion on the role of companies in society. This survey is based on the the results of face-to-face or telephone surveys with representative samples of about 1,000 citizens in each of 25 countries on six continents at varying stages of development. Research was carried out by respected social research institutes in each country between October and December 2001.
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The Millennium Poll on Corporate Social Responsibility 1999 is a survey of global public opinion on the role of companies in society. This survey is based on the the results of face-to-face or telephone surveys with representative samples of about 1,000 citizens in each of 23 countries on six continents at varying stages of development.
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Environics Corporate Social Responsibility Monitor 2002 is a survey of global public opinion on the role of companies in society. This survey is based on the the results of face-to-face or telephone surveys with representative samples of about 1,000 citizens in each of 25 countries on six continents at varying stages of development. The survey was fielded after September 11 in each country. Media focus on the Enron Corp. did not begin until the survey was completed in the USA.
