The editors would first like to thank Instituto Unibanco, whose ambitious vision for innovating assessments, generous funding, and support for establishing the PISA Research and Innovation Group made the conception and development of this report possible. We also thank Bertelsmann Stiftung, Deutsche Telekom Stiftung, Robert Bosch Stiftung and Mercator Stiftung for generously supporting the development of the PISA 2025 Learning in the Digital World assessment and the PILA assessment modules that are presented in various chapters in this report.
We would also like to thank the members of the PISA Research and Innovation Group (RIG) who have guided the development of this report from the outset, drafted several chapters and provided precious peer review. RIG members include Kadriye Ercikan (Educational Testing Service), Xiangen Hu (University of Memphis), Cesar A. A. Nunes (Universidade Estadual de Campinas), James Pellegrino (University of Illinois, Chicago), Ido Roll (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology) and Kathleen Scalise (University of Oregon).
This book also benefited from the contributions of a larger number of experts and researchers. For their valuable contributions, the editors extend their gratitude to Miri Barhak-Rabinowitz (Technion – Israel Institute of Technology), Hongwen Guo (Educational Testing Service), Errol Kaylor (University of Oregon), Cassandra Malcolm (University of Oregon), Han Hui Por (Educational Testing Service), Argenta Price (Stanford University), John. P. Sabatini (University of Memphis), Keith Shubeck (University of Memphis and Carl Wieman (Stanford University). The chapter written by Carl Wieman and Argenta Price was funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute through a Professor grant to Carl Wieman.
Within the OECD Secretariat, this report was edited by Natalie Foster and Mario Piacentini, who both contributed several chapters to the publication. Marc Fuster Rabella also provided invaluable editorial support and comments in preparation of the final manuscript. Finally, the editors thank OECD colleagues who provided research and feedback on earlier draft chapters including Janine Buchholz, Marta Cignetti, Ava Guez and Emma Linsenmayer. We also thank Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, and Yuri Belfali, Head of the Early Childhood and Schools Division, for their review and feedback. Sophie Limoges, Cassandra Morley, Alexandra Selee and Della Shin contributed to the final stages of preparation for publication.