PISA PISA Equity and Socioeconomic Analysis

Question 1

What does the acronym ESCS stand for in the context of PISA assessments?

Accepted Answer

Economic, Social and Cultural Status

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Educational and Social Competency Scale

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European Standard Curriculum Score

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Educational System Comparison Score

Question 2

Which three components are combined to create the PISA ESCS index?

Accepted Answer

Parents' highest occupational status, parents' highest educational level, and home possessions

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Income, housing quality, and parental age

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School type, class size, and teacher qualifications

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Student GPA, attendance rate, and extracurricular participation

Question 3

In PISA, what is a 'socioeconomic gradient'?

Accepted Answer

The statistical relationship between student achievement scores and socioeconomic status across a school system

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The percentage of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch

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The gap between urban and rural school funding levels

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The rate at which high-SES students improve their scores over time

Question 4

Approximately how many score points separate students in the top and bottom ESCS quartiles across most OECD countries in PISA?

Accepted Answer

80–100 points

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10–20 points

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30–40 points

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150–200 points

Question 5

What term does PISA use for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds who nonetheless perform at high academic levels internationally?

Accepted Answer

Resilient students

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Overachievers

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High-potential learners

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Advantaged performers

Question 6

Which statistical measure does PISA use to capture the proportion of performance variation explained by students' socioeconomic backgrounds?

Accepted Answer

The coefficient of determination (R²) from the ESCS regression

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The Gini coefficient

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The variance decomposition index

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The mean ability estimate

Question 7

In which PISA results volume are cross-country equity analyses, including socioeconomic and immigrant student gaps, typically presented?

Accepted Answer

Volume II (or III in some cycles): Equity in Education

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Volume I: What Students Know and Can Do

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Volume II: Where Are Students Going After School?

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Volume III: Students' Well-Being