PISA Digital Literacy and Computer-Based Assessment Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of PISA's 'trend items' that are retained across computer-based cycles?
Answer: To allow measurement of change in student performance over time
Trend items are kept across cycles specifically to establish a common scale that allows PISA to measure whether student performance has improved, declined, or stayed the same.
When PISA transitioned from paper to computer-based delivery, what major technical challenge had to be resolved for international comparability?
Answer: Demonstrating mode equivalence between paper and digital scores
PISA invested in mode-effect studies to verify that scores from computer-based delivery could be validly compared to scores from prior paper-based cycles.
In PISA's digital reading framework, which skill involves judging whether a web source is trustworthy and relevant to a research task?
Answer: Evaluating quality and credibility
Evaluating quality and credibility is a distinct skill in PISA's digital reading framework, requiring students to assess whether a source is reliable and appropriate.
How does PISA handle the fact that keyboard layouts and software interfaces differ across participating countries in computer-based testing?
Answer: The platform is standardized with country-specific localizations for language and keyboard input
PISA localizes the platform to each country's language and keyboard conventions while keeping the core interface standardized to maintain comparability.
What type of PISA item allows students to construct a written response rather than select from options, and is scored using rubrics?
Answer: Constructed-response item
Constructed-response items require students to type or write answers in their own words and are evaluated against rubrics, capturing skills that multiple-choice items cannot.
What does PISA mean by 'item release' following each assessment cycle?
Answer: Publishing a selection of used items publicly so educators can understand PISA expectations
After each cycle, PISA publicly releases a subset of items so teachers, policymakers, and students can understand what skills and knowledge PISA measures.