Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preliminary Material / Lei Mee Thien , Nordin Abd Razak and I Gusti Ngurah Darmawan -- PISA / Azian T. S. Abdullah , Muhammad Zaini Mohd Zain , Sheela G. Nair , Rusliza Abdullah and Ihsan Ismail -- A Multilevel Analysis of Singaporean Students’ Mathematics performance in PISA 2012 / Qian Chen -- Education Assessment System and PISA 2012 in Vietnam / Le Thi My Ha -- Students’ Performance in PISA and the Adequacy of Teaching and Learning / Precharn Dechsri -- Diagnosing Weaknesses of Indonesian Students’ Learning / Harry Firman -- Factors Associated with Malaysian Mathematics Performance in PISA 2012 / Lei Mee Thien and I Gusti Ngurah Darmawan -- Problem-Solving Skills among Malaysian Students / Sharifah Norul Akmar Syed Zamri -- The Variation in Teaching and Learning Practices and Their Contribution to Mathematics Performance in PISA 2012 / Nordin Abd Razak and Azadeh Shafaei -- Assessing the Quality and Equity of Student Performance in Five Southeast Asian Countries / I Gusti Ngurah Darmawan -- Understanding PISA and Its Impact on Policy Initiative / Petra Lietz , Mollie Tobin and Dita Nugroho -- What Comes Next – Insights for Reform Initiatives and Future Research / Esther Sui Chu Ho -- The Foundation Problems for Educational Research Arising from the PISA Studies / John P. Keeves and I Gusti Ngurah Darmawan -- Epilogue / John P. Keeves and I Gusti Ngurah Darmawan -- About the Contributors / Lei Mee Thien , Nordin Abd Razak and I Gusti Ngurah Darmawan.

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This is the first book regarding the issues of PISA that has been published with respect to the Southeast Asian region. It is hoped that the content of this book can benefit and provide greater understanding for readers of several important aspects: (a) country performance in PISA 2012 for each participating Southeast Asian country, (b) the need for international comparative studies from the perspective at all levels of the teaching and learning process, (c) equity and quality of education, (d) how PISA impacts on policy making, and (e) the initiatives and future directions, and challenges to improve PISA performance in the future cycles of the PISA Studies. The major issues raised in this book warrant investigation and reporting to all countries of the World, including not only those countries that were engaged in PISA 2012, but also to the approximately 200 countries that are currently in the United Nations Organisation.