Making Pisa To A Greater Extent Than Relevant To To A Greater Extent Than Of The World

By Michael Ward

Senior Policy Analyst, OECD Development Co-operation Directorate

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In 2014, nosotros gear upward out to brand PISA to a greater extent than relevant in addition to accessible to middle-and-low-income countries. Since launching inwards 2000, PISA has expanded to include to a greater extent than than lxxx participating countries, in addition to is today seen every bit the global yardstick for educational success. But every bit to a greater extent than countries joined PISA, it became apparent that the nature in addition to methods of assessment needed to cater to a larger in addition to to a greater extent than various gear upward of countries.  

That’s why nosotros launched PISA for Development (PISA-D): an initiatory that allows middle-and-low-income countries to role PISA assessments to monitor progress toward national in addition to international targets. Launched amongst nine participating countries in addition to several partners, PISA-D likewise supports institutional capacity-building, in addition to allows countries to analyse the results to pattern evidence-based policies that tin better teaching in addition to learning, in addition to handle schoolhouse systems acquire to a greater extent than relevant in addition to effective. In reflecting the social context inwards which students larn in addition to schools operate, PISA-D gives detail attending to pathetic in addition to marginalised populations.

PISA-D scores volition hold upward on the same scales every bit the master copy PISA assessment, only the assessment likewise includes enhanced survey instruments that are to a greater extent than relevant for middle- in addition to low-income countries. PISA-D provides a to a greater extent than granular Definition of pupil performance at the lower destination of the PISA scales, for example, in addition to captures a wider attain of social in addition to economical contexts. It likewise incorporates an assessment of those 14-16 year-olds who are no longer inwards school, or who never had the chance to attend school, inwards social club to position them on the radar of populace policy. In the long run, PISA-D volition likewise back upward countries inwards monitoring their progress toward the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for teaching (SDG 4). PISA-D instruments accept been mainstreamed into PISA for all participating countries from the 2021 bicycle onwards.

PISA-D tin hold upward administered both inwards in addition to exterior of school. Eight countries – Bhutan, Cambodia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Paraguay, Senegal in addition to Republic of Zambia – participated  in the school-based implementation of PISA-D, which was carried out from 2015 to 2018. Six countries are currently administering the out-of-school assessment: Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Paraguay, Senegal in addition to Zambia.

The school-based results accept similar a shot been analysed in addition to hence that PISA-D countries tin compare their results to the to a greater extent than than lxxx countries that participated inwards PISA. Ultimately, PISA-D volition render policy makers amongst information in addition to show to create upward one's heed what they tin exercise to better their teaching system, in addition to to ensure that all immature people acquire the skills they ask to succeed inwards tomorrow’s world.

We volition unloosen the school-based results on eleven December, in addition to hence remain tuned! 

PISA for Development Results inwards Focus in addition to the PISA for Development international database volition hold upward released on 11 Dec at 9:00 AM CET. Seven countries volition launch national reports of their school-based assessment results betwixt eleven in addition to xiv Dec 2018.

Learn to a greater extent than well-nigh PISA for Development here.