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What is PISA?

• •PISA stands for:  

Program for International
Student Assessment

 

What is PISA?

• •PISA is the world’s largest international education study. 

• •PISA measures how well 15-year-old students apply knowledge to real-world problems in reading, mathematics, problem solving and financial literacy. 

• •PISA helps the United States learn about our international competitiveness. 

 

What is PISA?

When the results from PISA come out, it’s all over the news – from the evening shows to newspapers all over the country.  

<click> Our Secretary of Education and even our President reference PISA when they talk about the advances we need to make in education.

So now we see how important this assessment is.  By participating in this assessment, you are performing a national service.

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In 2012, 65 countries will participate.

Who participates in PISA?

 

In the United States,

less than 100 schools

will be asked to participate

in the field test for PISA 2012.

Who participates in PISA?

 

Who participates in PISA?

• •You are one of only 42 students in our school and 1,800 students across the entire United States to be invited to participate in this prestigious assessment. 

• •By participating, you will represent thousands of other students across the country. PISA results help our country improve the education system. 

 

What should I expect?

• •You may be asked questions in reading, mathematics, problem solving or financial literacy, or a combination, based on real-life situations. 

• • –You may be asked to take the assessment on the computer, with paper and pencil, or both. 

  • –The questions will have multiple-choice and short-answer responses. 

• •The assessment also includes questions
  about you and your attitudes and experiences in school. 

 

Sample Math Question

 

Sample Reading Question

This is an example of text students may see for a reading question.  Here, students read about sports shoes and how they can prevent injuries.

Students will be asked a few questions for each passage they read.  

<click> These are two examples of questions students were asked to answer after reading the text about sports shoes.

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What should I expect?

• •Students who take PISA will have different test booklets. The assessment has so many questions that no one student can answer them all, so the questions are split up. 

Students who take PISA will have different test booklets. There are SO many questions included in PISA that no single student can take them all!  To make sure that EACH question is taken by a certain number of American students, there are various PISA booklets that have unique sets of questions.

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What should I expect?

• •Because no one student takes the entire assessment, unlike many tests you take, you will not get your own score on PISA. 

• •Lessons and results from the field test will be used to make PISA 2012 the best it can be, so it can show just how much students in the United States know! 

• •The assessment takes place here at the school
  and will take no more than 4 hours. You will be called out of class to participate. 

 

Why should I participate?

• •Participating in PISA is a national service. 

• •Each student who participates in PISA represents thousands of students across the United States. 

• •PISA results from the United States will be compared to 64 other countries. 

• •Your participation can help to improve the United States education system for future students. 

 

Why should I participate?

• •As a thank you for participating in PISA, you will receive $25. 

• •You will also receive a Certificate of Volunteer Service awarding you 4 hours of service time. 

 

Why should I participate?

• •You can also mention your participation in PISA on future resumes and college applications. 

 

Thank You!

PISA will be held:

Here are the details of when PISA will be happening in our school.  

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Good luck,

 U.S. PISA Team!

Thank you for your time and coming to learn more about PISA.  I know you all will do a great job.  Good luck!

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