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Reading literacy

Figure 1 Mean performance in reading literacy

Source: Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf

Figure 2 Percentage of students performing at each of the proficiency levels
of reading literacy

Source: Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf

Figure 3 Percentage of Finnish students at each on the proficiency
levels in different fields of reading literacy

Source: Välijärvi & Linnakylä (ed.) 2002: Tulevaisuuden osaajat. PISA 2000 Suomessa. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto. (National report, Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä)
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/PISA-RAPORTTIscreen.pdf

Figure 4 Gender differences in student performance in reading literacy in OECD countries

Source: Välijärvi & Linnakylä (ed.) 2002: Tulevaisuuden osaajat. PISA 2000 Suomessa. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto. (National report, Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä)
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/PISA-RAPORTTIscreen.pdf

Figure 5 Proportions of males and females among the best performers (at level 5) on the combined reading literacy scale

Source: Välijärvi & Linnakylä (ed.) 2002: Tulevaisuuden osaajat. PISA 2000 Suomessa. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto. (National report, Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä)
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/PISA-RAPORTTIscreen.pdf

Figure 6 Proportions of males and females among the lowest performers (below level 1) on the combined reading literacy scale

Source: Välijärvi & Linnakylä (ed.) 2002: Tulevaisuuden osaajat. PISA 2000 Suomessa. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto. (National report, Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä)
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/PISA-RAPORTTIscreen.pdf

Figure 7 Variation in student performance between schools and within schools on the combined reading literacy scale

Source: Knowledge and Skills for Life. First Results from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2000. OECD Organisation for Economic Co-Opereation and Development.
www.pisa.oecd.org/dataoecd/44/53/33691596.pdf

Figure 8 Percentiles of schools on the combined reading literacy scale

Source: Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf

Figure 9 Change in the combined reading literacy score per standard
deviation of the international socio-economic index of occupational status


Source: Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf

Figure 10 Engagement in reading

Source: Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf

Figure 11 Students borrowing books from a library at least once a month

Source: Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2002: The Finnish Success in PISA – and some Reasons Behind It. Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä.
ktl.jyu.fi/pisa/publication1.pdf

Figure 12 Attitudinal and background factors which explain students’ performance in reading literacy in Finland and in OECD countries the most

Source: Välijärvi, Linnakylä, Kupari et al. 2001: Suomen tulevaisuuden osaajat. PISA 2000 -tutkimuksen ensituloksia. Koulutuksen tutkimuslaitos, Jyväskylän yliopisto. (National report, Institute for Educational Research, University of Jyväskylä)
www.jyu.fi/ktl/pisa/PISA-SIS.PDF

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