PISA
PISA
PISA
PISAwasdesignedtoassistgovernmentstomonitortheoutcomesof
educationsystemsintermsofstudentachievementonaregularbasisand
withinaninternationallyacceptedcommonframework,inotherwords,to
allowthemtocomparehowstudentsintheircountrieswereperforming
onasetofcommontaskscomparedtostudentsinothercountries.Inthis
way,PISAhelpsgovernmentstonotonlyunderstand,butalsoto
enhance,theeffectivenessoftheireducationalsystemsandtolearnfrom
othercountriespractices.(PISAwasdesignedtoassistgovernmentsto
monitortheoutcomesofeducationsystemsintermsofstudent
achievementonaregularbasisandwithinaninternationallyaccepted
commonframework,inotherwords,toallowthemtocomparehow
studentsintheircountrieswereperformingonasetofcommontasks
comparedtostudentsinothercountries.Inthisway,PISAhelps
governmentstonotonlyunderstand,butalsotoenhance,the
effectivenessoftheireducationalsystemsandtolearnfromother
countriespractices.)
Everythreeyears,PISAcollectsinformationonstudentachievementand
contextualinformationaboutstudents,teachersandschools,andderives
educationalindicatorsthatcanmonitordifferences(andsimilarities)over
time.SomeexamplesofhowPISAfindingsarebeingused
internationallyinclude:
Comparisonsofliteracyskillsofstudentsinonecountrytothoseof
studentsinotherparticipatingcountries;
Establishmentofbenchmarksforeducationalimprovement,intermsof
themeanscoresachievedbyothercountriesorintermsofacountrys
capacitytoprovidehighlevelsofequityineducationaloutcomesand
opportunities;and
Understandingtherelativestrengthsandweaknessesofindividual
educationsystems.(https://www.acer.edu.au/ozpisa)
once all the test materials and questionnaires have been returned,
a team of specially trained markers at ACER code all of the openended items, and all data are entered. The data are then sent back
to the PISA consortium and collated with that of other countries to
create an international database. This provides a multitude of
information that is used to inform educational policy. Information
from the questinnaires is used to analyse potential influence on
student performance across and within countries.
every round of PISA assesses a representative sample of 15 year
old students from each participating countryonce samples are
drawn, schools send ACER a list of all age-eligible students, from
whatever year level in which they are enrolled. The National Centre
then randomly samples approximately 50 students to participate in
PISA. (PISA FAQ)
What organization develops the test and what are their
mission & values? Why do they exist? How are they
funded/supported?
In Australia, the Australian Government and all State and Territory
goernments contribute funding for Australias participation in PISA,
and is included in the National Assessment Program.
(https://www.acer.edu.au/ozpisa/pisa-australia)
PISA is coordinated by the OECD, and intergovernmental
organization of industrialized countries.
(https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/faq.asp#10)
The Programme for International Student Assessment was
developed in the mid-1990s by the OECD, and launched officially in
1997, with the first survey taking place in 2000.
The mission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and
Development (OECD) is to promote policies that will improve the
economic and social well-being of people around the world.
The OECD provides a forum in which governments can work
together to share experiences and seek solutions to common
problems. We work with governments to understand what drives
economic, social and environmental change. We measure
productivity and global flows of trade and investment. We analyse
and compare data to predict future trends. We set international
standards on a wide range of things, from agriculture and tax to the
safety of chemicals.
Tasks
https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/faq.asp#10