PISA PISA Student Well-Being and Learning Environment 1

Question 1

Which PISA cycle produced a dedicated thematic report titled 'PISA 2015 Results: Students' Well-Being'?

Accepted Answer

PISA 2015

Answer

PISA 2015 was the first cycle to publish a dedicated volume on students' well-being, covering life satisfaction, anxiety, social connections, and learning environments.

Question 2

How does PISA measure students' subjective well-being in its student questionnaire?

Accepted Answer

By asking students to rate their life satisfaction and report emotions about school

Answer

PISA's student questionnaire includes self-reported items on life satisfaction, positive and negative affect, and sense of belonging to capture subjective well-being.

Question 3

In PISA, what does the concept of 'sense of belonging at school' refer to?

Accepted Answer

Students' feelings of being accepted, included, and respected by peers and teachers

Answer

Sense of belonging measures whether students feel socially accepted and valued in their school community, and it correlates with engagement and achievement.

Question 4

According to PISA 2015 well-being findings, which student group in the US reported higher rates of test anxiety compared to boys?

Accepted Answer

Girls

Answer

PISA 2015 data showed that girls in the US and in most OECD countries reported significantly higher levels of test anxiety than boys.

Question 5

What does PISA's 'disciplinary climate' index measure in a classroom?

Accepted Answer

How orderly and conducive to learning students perceive the classroom atmosphere to be

Answer

The disciplinary climate index captures students' perceptions of how orderly their classroom is, including whether the teacher starts on time and students listen without disruption.

PISA - Program for International Student Assessment Practice Test

PISA - Program for International Student Assessment Practice Test

PISA PISA Student Well-Being and Learning Environment 1