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The 2009 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA:09) is a study that is part of the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) program. PISA:09 (http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/) is a cross-sectional study that measures the yield of education systems, or what skills and competencies students have acquired and can apply in reading, mathematics, and science to real-world contexts by age 15. For PISA:09, reading literacy was the subject area assessed in-depth. The study was conducted using questionnaires and direct assessments of 15-year-old students. 15-year-old students in April to May of 2009 were sampled. The study�s response rate was 87 percent. Key statistics produced from PISA:09 are 15-year-olds' capabilities in reading, mathematics, and science literacy.