Table of contents Foreword Overview Readerfs guide Chapter 1 PISA 2006 and Studentsf Performance in Environmental Science and Geoscience Introduction The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) PISA, an overview focus on studentsf science performance Environmental science education: A conceptual framework Environmental science performance in PISA 2006 Organisation of this report Chapter 2 A Profile of Student Performance in Environmental Science and Geoscience Measures of performance in environmental science and geoscience Main results of this chapter Environmental science and geoscience performance indices in PISA 2006 A definition of performance in environmental science and geoscience within the PISA 2006 science framework Constructing the environmental science and geoscience performance indices and proficiency levels Constructing adjusted proficiency levels for the environmental science and geoscience performance indices Examples of tasks that students can do at each of the proficiency levels How do students perform in the environmental science and geoscience indices? Student performance at the highest level of environmental science proficiency Student performance at the lowest level of environmental science proficiency Student performance in geoscienceStudent average performance on the environmental science and the geoscience indices Student characteristics and performance in environmental science and geoscience GenderImmigrant backgroundSocio-economic background Student performance: conclusions and implications Green at Fifteen? Performance in environmental science and geoscience . ISBN 978-92-64-06129-3 . c OECD 2009 Table of contents Chapter 3 Making Connections and Taking Responsibility Student attitudes and learning about the environment Main results of this chapter PISA and student attitudes towards environmental issues Studentsf familiarity with, responsibility for, and optimism toward general environmental issues Overall results Air Pollution Energy shortages Extinction of plants and animals6 Clearing of forests for other land use Water shortage Nuclear waste Studentsf awareness and self-perception of their ability to understand complex environmental challenges Are studentsf characteristics related to their attitudes towards the environment? Parentsf attitudes towards the environment Gender differences in attitudes towards resources and the environment Socio-economic background and attitudes towards resources and the environment Immigrant background and attitudes towards resources and the environment Are attitudes related to the environmental science performance index? Studentsf sense of responsibility towards environmental issues Studentsf optimism regarding environmental issues Studentsf awareness of complex environmental issues Student attitudes: conclusions and implications Chapter 4 Learning About Environmental Science and Geoscience Schools and environmental science education Main results of this chapter Environmental science and geoscience in the school science curriculum Out-of-classroom activities to promote learning of environmental science in schools Sources for learning about environmental issues Sources of knowledge and performance in the environmental science index Learning about the environment: conclusions and implications References. Appendix A.Data tables Appendix B Technical notes
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