PISA 2006 - country note on Mexico
In PISA 2006, Mexican students performed relatively better on science questions where they were asked to identify scientific issues. They found it relatively easier to figure out the key features of a scientific investigation. But they struggled to use scientific evidence and, in short they had difficulties to analyse data and experiments.
In mathematics, which had been the focus area in 2003, Mexico improved its achievement level from 385 to 406 score points. In 2003, girls had scored 10 points behind boys. However, in 2006, girls did considerably better and performed at the same level as boys. Mexican girls also performed better in reading, compared to PISA 2003, but boys did not improve significantly. This means that overall, with a score of 410 points, Mexican students had a similar performance in reading compared to PISA 2003.
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