PISA- An overview

Amita Roy
TG T BIOLOGY
K V 1 KANCHRAPARA
 What is PISA
 PISA - Programme for International Students Assessment
(Since 2000)
 OECD - organization for Economics Co-operation &
Development (since 1979)
 Triennial International survey.
 Evaluate Education system globally by measuring skills and
knowledge of 15 year old students.
 Over 70 countries are participating
 Survey - Science, Reading and Mathematics.
 Application of knowledge in unfamiliar setting both within
and outside the school environment.
 Application of Knowledge to real life situations and be
equipped for society
 India in PISA
 India participated in 2009.
 16 thousand students from Himachal Pradesh & TamilNadu
participated from 400 schools.
 Secured 72 rank out of 74 participated countries.
 China (Shanghai School) first time participated in PISA.
 Topper in Mathematics and science.
 India boycotted PISA – 2012 & 2015.
 Highlights of PISA 2021

 Core domain Mathematics and one innovative domain – creative

thinking.
 Students will be expected to fill 35 minute background
questionnaire together with the 120 minutes test.
 Since 2015 - computer based assessment.
 Option of pen and paper based Assessment is also provided .
 School Principals, Teachers & Parents will also fill questionnaires for
additional information.
 Why PISA- how will it help India

PISA is a competency based assessment which unlike content-based assessment,

measures the extent to which students have acquired key competencies that are
essential for full participation in modern societies.

It would lead to recognition and acceptability of Indian students and prepare them
for the global economy in the 21st century.

Learnings from participation in PISA will help to introduce competency based

examination reforms in the school system and help move away from rote learning.

The CBSE and NCERT will be part of the process and activities leading to the actual
test.
 Why choose 15-year-olds?

Because in most countries, at the age of 15, students can

decide whether or not they want to continue their education.

They therefore need to be equipped for adult life.

PISA publishes the results of the test a year after the students
are tested to help governments shape their education policy.
 Age of students
Children of age group 15 years 3 months – 16 years 2 months attending any
educational institution in the country (selected region), including public,
private, aided, international schools.

Open Schools students are not eligible.

Students born between Jan 2005 to Feb 2006 as test will be held in April
2021
 What is tested

 Reading Literacy. : defined as understanding, using reflecting on and engaging with

written texts, in order to achieve one’s goals, develop one’s knowledge , potential
and participate in society.
 Mathematics Literacy : is defined as the individual’s capacity for formulating,
employing and interpreting Mathematics in a variety of contexts.
 Scientific Literacy : is defined as the ability to understand the characteristics of
science and the significance of science in our modern world, to apply scientific
knowledge, Identify issues, describe scientific phenomena, draw conclusions based
on evidence, and the willingness to reflect on and engage with scientific ideas and
subjects.
 Innovative Domain :
i. Problem solving Competencies ( 2003, 2012 & 2015)
ii. Self assessment of learning strategies (2000)
iii. Assessment of student attitude towards science (2006)
iv. Global Competencies (2021)
Sl.No. Area of Element #1 Element #2 Element#3
Assessment

01 Reading Process: the cognitive Text: the range of Situation : the

Literacy approach that determines material that is read range of broad
how readers engage with  Medium contexts or
a text  Environment purposes for which
 Access and retrieve  Text format reading takes place
 Integrate and  Text type  Personal
interpret  Public
 Reflect and evaluate  Educational
 Occupational
Sl.N Area of Element #1 Element #2 Element#3
o. Assessment

01 Mathematics Process: what individuals do Mathematical Contexts in which

literacy to connect the context of the content assessment items
problem with Mathematics knowledge are located
and thus solve the problem  Change and  Personal
 Formulating Situations relationships  Occupational
Mathematically  Space and  Societal
 Employing Mathematical shape  Scientific
concepts, facts,  Quantity
procedures and reasoning  Uncertainty
 Interpreting, applying and and data
evaluating Mathematical
outcomes
Sl.No. Area of Element #1 Element #2 Element#3
Assessment

01 Scientific Competencies Knowledge Contexts

Literacy  Explain phenomena  Content  Personal
scientifically  Procedural  Local/ National
 Evaluate and design  Epistemic  Global
scientific enquiry
 Interpret data and
evidence scientifically
 Innovative domain

Core & Innovative domain over the years Core domain

2000 2003 2006 2009

Reading Reading Reading Reading
Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics
Science Science Science Science

Learning Problem Assessment of Digital

Strategies Solving Student’s attitude Literacy

2012 2015 2018

Reading Reading Reading
Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics
Science Science Science

Creative Problem Collaborative Global

Solving Problem Solving Competencies
Components of PISA

Paper/ Computer Test Students’ Questionnaire Principals’ Questionnaire

A 45 minutes
A 120 minutes test questionnaire will be A 45 minutes
that will be given to students that questionnaire to be
administered either will include questions answered by the
through paper or about their family administrators of the
computer background including participating schools.
social & economic. The questionnaire will
Apart from these Also , questions to include questions in
mandatory components test student’s regards to aspect of
there are other optional engagement, attitude school. The student’s
questionnaires that the and motivation engagement in class,
country may choose to towards learning, attitude towards
implement for the family environment school etc.
teachers and parents. etc.
Each of 300minutes.
Participating in PISA is an important mile-stone and carries
considerable implications for review of transactional
pedagogies and assessment frameworks

Identify indicators and Data points and analysis

other factors which for policy and other
influence learning levels of decision makers at all
students levels of the education
system – teachers,
students, principals,
parents, etc.

PISA 2021: Implications for

India
Assess educational status
across language, Mathematics,
Science, and other innovative
domains in comparison with
other countries Re-design classroom pedagogies and
curriculum such that students can apply
knowledge gained in the classroom in
unfamiliar settings, thus, equipping them
for real world challenges
 Field Trial(FT)

 To be conducted in March-May 2020.

 25 schools and 36 students in each school i.e. 900 students
to be assessed through 18 forms to be used for testing 50
students each.
 Exact dates to be chosen for field trial
 PISA 2021
officially called Main Survey
 To be conducted in April 2021

5250 students (150 schools x 35 students) will be assessed on the

following subjects:-

 Maths and Science (47% students)

 Maths and Reading (47% students)
 Reading and Science (6%students)
 Problems and Issues
 Too much text/reading.
 Too much information.
 Learners don't know how to answer.
 The questions are long and presented in unfamiliar
layouts.
 Learners don't understand the questions.
 They give up too easily.
 They are afraid to be wrong.
 Gearing for PISA 2021 - KVS
 Prepared strategy for a systematic transformation.
 “Teach - to - the - test” - customary approach.
 More Analytical Deeper and Meaningful approach
 Empower teachers to work for the short term learning gains of students
 Learning reform initiatives and result in long term gains.
 Survey by KPMG.
 Collection of data on sampling basis conducting mock test PISA 2012 as a
baseline
 Based on survey results to set policy.
 Targets against measurable goals for students outcomes.
 Conduct pilots for appropriate interaction identifies.
 Scale up for adoption by all schools.
 Comparison of assessment questions:
testing interpretation and application

On a particular day, the weather forecast predicts that In an ODI match, a wicket keeper drops a

CBSE
from 12 noon to 6 pm the chance of rainfall is 30%.
PISA

catch 6 times out of 30 catches he gets. Find

Which of the following statements is the best the probability of the wicketkeeper not
interpretation of this forecast? dropping a catch?
A 30% of the land in the forecast area will get rain.

B 30% of the 6 hours (a total of 108 minutes) will have

rain.

C For the people in that area, 30 out of every 100 people

will experience rain.

D If the same prediction was given for 100 days, then

about 30 days out of the 100 days will have rain.

E The amount of rain will be 30% of a heavy rainfall (as

measured by rainfall per unit time).
Objective- Formulating
situations mathematically
Objective- Interpreting, Source: PISA assessment
applying and evaluating items, NCERT
mathematical outcomes
 Comparison of assessment questions:
testing interpretation and application

CBSE
PISA

Q1: In which month did the band No One’s Darling sell more CDs
than the band The Kicking Kangaroos for the first time?

Q2: The manager of The Kicking Kangaroos is worried because

the number of their CDs that sold decreased from February to
June.
What is the estimate of their sales volume for July if the same
negative trend continues?
Source: PISA assessment
Objective-Extracting Objective-Making mathematical items, NCERT
mathematical information diagrams and literal
from graphs interpretations of the result
 Sample of EVENTS/ Competition suggested/to be
conducted for preparing students for PISA.
1. Data Interpretation:
A cursory look on any PISA items reveals the importance of
interpretation in various forms. Therefore, practice is required to
enable the students to interpret the data in various forms such as:-
i. Graphical Data
ii. Maps
iii. Time Table
iv. Charts &
v. Other Matrices

2. Reading and Comprehension:

PISA items are quite lengthy in nature hence, students should
have the ability to read fast and comprehend the subject content
quickly.

3. Activities based on silent reading:

There are many forms of reading such as abstracting, scanning,
skimming, reading between lines, distinguishing between
relevance and irrelevance. Hence, students should be exposed to
all the possible aspects silent reading.
 Sample of EVENTS/ Competition suggested/to be
conducted for preparing students for PISA.
4. Note Making:
Making note while reading a large passage requires to identify the
topic sentence, keywords, subtitles reference points etc.

5. Puzzle and Readings:

Questions in general are like puzzles which require thinking out of
the box are lateral thinking. Crossword puzzles are also required
for enhancing word power. Activities like Sudoku enhance the
mathematical acumen of the child.

6. Ensuring Conceptual Clarity:

Linkage with life experiences.

7. Surveying:
Activities on surveying will enhance experiential learning of child
and help to attend PISA.
 Sample of EVENTS/ Competition suggested/to be
conducted for preparing students for PISA.
8. Report Making:
Mastery on report making will help the children in tackling questions requiring various
forms of expressions and also sharpening their eyes for details.

9. Reference Skills:
Ability to refer dictionary, atlas, bibliographies and encyclopedias, indices etc will make
their task accomplishment faster and more accurate.

10. Hands on activities:

Hands on activities may include experiments, practical’s, projects, outdoor activities,
visual and performing arts, use of geometry box, BALA etc. These may enhance child’s
ability to express, adept, use his or her intelligence both emotional & cognitive and
creativity.

11. Question Making:

Rubrics of PISA items are quite different from questions generally encountered by our
students. Hence, they should be engaged in activities requiring designing question papers
on specific learning outcomes and context.
 Sample of EVENTS/ Competition suggested/to be
conducted for preparing students for PISA.

12. Spell Bee/ Exercise on Word Power

13. Elocution
Extempore example: JAM (Just a Minute)

14. Quiz/STORYTELLING/MENTAL MATHS etc.

15. Any other Activity.

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