PISA PISA Digital Literacy and Computer-Based Assessment

Question 1

In what year did PISA first introduce a fully computer-based assessment mode for all participating countries?

Accepted Answer

2015

Answer

PISA 2015 was the first cycle in which the primary mode of delivery shifted to computer-based assessment for all participating countries.

Question 2

Which PISA domain was used as the primary vehicle to assess students' ability to navigate digital reading environments in PISA 2009?

Accepted Answer

Digital reading

Answer

PISA 2009 introduced a digital reading component that measured students' ability to navigate and interpret electronic texts.

Question 3

What term does PISA use to describe the type of problem-solving that requires students to use a computer interface to explore an unfamiliar system?

Accepted Answer

Interactive problem-solving

Answer

PISA uses 'interactive problem-solving' to describe tasks where students must explore and manipulate a digital environment to find solutions.

Question 4

In PISA's computer-based assessment, what is the primary purpose of 'scenario-based' units?

Accepted Answer

To embed questions in a realistic digital context requiring navigation

Answer

Scenario-based units place students in realistic digital contexts—such as websites or email threads—so they must navigate and reason about authentic situations.

Question 5

Which PISA 2022 innovative domain assessed students' ability to evaluate the credibility of online information?

Accepted Answer

No domain; it was embedded in reading literacy

Answer

In PISA 2022, evaluating the credibility and reliability of online information was embedded within the reading literacy framework rather than treated as a separate domain.

PISA - Program for International Student Assessment Practice Test

PISA - Program for International Student Assessment Practice Test

PISA PISA Digital Literacy and Computer-Based Assessment