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PISA test is expanding.
UNESCO Office in Bangkok: PISA for Development: Expanding PISA to the Developing World
I wish all the new participants well in the next PISA test!
In the case of the Asia-Pacific region, 16 countries/jurisdictions participated in the 2012 PISA assessment, the results of which will be released on 3 December of this year. In almost all cases, the PISA results attract a great deal of attention and spark hot policy debate in regard to the quality of education among stakeholders in the education arena.
Given expanding interest in PISA, the OECD has launched the PISA for Development initiative, which is driven by an ambition to make the "benefits" of PISA available to a broader group of countries. It reflects the high emphasis placed on learning in the post-2015 education discourse.
According to the OECD, PISA for Development is to have a strong focus on building country capacity (in the design, implementation, analysis and use of assessment results) and on peer-to-peer learning opportunities. The idea is to use "enhanced" tools and questionnaires which are better suited to the developing country context and to include out-of-school 15-year olds in the assessed population, unlike the traditional PISA.
Five to seven developing countries/jurisdictions will likely participate in the first phase. In the Asia-Pacific region, Cambodia, Mongolia, Pakistan (Punjab province) and Sri Lanka are considering participation.
UNESCO Office in Bangkok: PISA for Development: Expanding PISA to the Developing World
I wish all the new participants well in the next PISA test!
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