Perceptions of key education actors towards PISA: the case of Scotland

Figures & data

Figure 1. Mean scores of Scotland and other parts of the UK in mathematics, reading and science in selected PISA waves.

Notes. (a) The vertical straight line indicates the implementation of CfE in 2010. (b) The five plausible achievement scores (10 for PISA 2015 and 2018) along with student and school survey weights have been considered in calculating the mean scores in three skill areas in the selected waves. (c) OECD’s average scores also include the UK.

Source. Own calculations based on PISA data (OECD, n.d.).

Table 1. Description of interview participants.

Respondents’ profile	No.	Level	Interview method
Central education officials	1	Central	Face-to-face
Central education officials^a	3	Central	Email
Senior local government officials (Glasgow)	1	Local	Face-to-face
Representatives^b from two different parents’ associations	2	National	Face-to-face
Representatives from teachers’ union	1	National	Face-to-face
Total	8

^aSince three of the senior officials provided a combined response to the questionnaire by email, we refer to them as ‘senior education officials (group)’ in the text. We refer to the central official interviewed in person by ‘senior education official (1)’. ^bParents’ representatives are coded in the texts as 1 and 2 to differentiate.

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (n.d.). PISA data. Author.

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