Before this project, I had never heard of this test before, so if you haven't either, don't worry!
Probably one of the main reasons why is because it's conducted every three years, so not everyone will take it.
This test is geared towards 15 year old students across the world. It's run by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). PISA stands for Program for International Student Assessment. This test allows students to show their abilities in math, science and reading. It only began in 2000 and as stated before, is taken every three years. Its goal is to improve education policies and outcome by measuring problem solving and cognition in daily life.
* Extra Facts:
The 2012 version of the PISA exam included 24 OECD countries and 31 partner countries.
A total of 510,000 students took this exam.
From OECD Website: Results from PISA 2012 show that while weaker students report higher anxiety when confronted with complex mathematics problems. If teachers work with their students individually without “dumbing down” the mathematics lesson, then these students tend to develop more positive beliefs in their own abilities to solve mathematics problems.
* Why do we care about this information?
OECD has a page on their website on NEETs (Not in Employment, Education or Training). Students at age 16 years old who drop out of school face more difficultly finding jobs.
Those born in foreign countries are 1.5 times more likely to be NEET.
It's important as an educator to encourage students to continue their education in the hopes that they find a trade they will pursue or will continue on to higher education.
Women are 1.4 times more likely to become NEET than men on average. This is because they often have young children, and the cost of childcare is a barrier to employment. Childcare costs for a single parent can be between one third to a half of the net income.
To learn about the countries who took the PISA test and their median income, click here.
Probably one of the main reasons why is because it's conducted every three years, so not everyone will take it.
This test is geared towards 15 year old students across the world. It's run by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). PISA stands for Program for International Student Assessment. This test allows students to show their abilities in math, science and reading. It only began in 2000 and as stated before, is taken every three years. Its goal is to improve education policies and outcome by measuring problem solving and cognition in daily life.
* Extra Facts:
The 2012 version of the PISA exam included 24 OECD countries and 31 partner countries.
A total of 510,000 students took this exam.
From OECD Website: Results from PISA 2012 show that while weaker students report higher anxiety when confronted with complex mathematics problems. If teachers work with their students individually without “dumbing down” the mathematics lesson, then these students tend to develop more positive beliefs in their own abilities to solve mathematics problems.
* Why do we care about this information?
OECD has a page on their website on NEETs (Not in Employment, Education or Training). Students at age 16 years old who drop out of school face more difficultly finding jobs.
Those born in foreign countries are 1.5 times more likely to be NEET.
It's important as an educator to encourage students to continue their education in the hopes that they find a trade they will pursue or will continue on to higher education.
Women are 1.4 times more likely to become NEET than men on average. This is because they often have young children, and the cost of childcare is a barrier to employment. Childcare costs for a single parent can be between one third to a half of the net income.
To learn about the countries who took the PISA test and their median income, click here.