What Does the International PISA Math Test Really Tell Us?

Autor/in	Dancis, Jerome
Titel	What Does the International PISA Math Test Really Tell Us?
Quelle	In: AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 10 (2014) 4, S.31-42 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1931-6569
Schlagwörter	Stellungnahme; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Tests; Cross Cultural Studies; Comparative Education; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Arithmetic; Algebra; Word Problems (Mathematics); Test Validity; Difficulty Level; Standardized Tests; Computation; Global Approach; International Programs; Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; Textaufgabe; Testvalidität; Schwierigkeitsgrad; Standadised tests; Standardisierter Test; Globales Denken
Abstract	The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development [OECD] is a global policy organization that includes the United States and about half of the Western Europe countries. It administers international comparison tests, called Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), for 15 year-old students in Mathematics and other subjects. I present what I believe the PISA mathematics results really tell us. Among other things, the results suggest that students need more instruction in multi-step Arithmetic word problems and more practice with Arithmetic calculations. Also, students should not be rushed in Algebra in Grade 8. The results suggest that PISA is not a valid measure of the overall quality of mathematics achievement in a country. PISA mathematics largely avoids measuring Arithmetic calculations. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	American Association of School Administrators. 801 North Quincy Street Suite 700, Arlington, VA 22203-1730. Tel: 703-528-0700; Fax: 703-841-1543; e-mail: info@aasa.org; Web site: http://www.aasa.org/jsp.aspx
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10