The Impact of Test Language on PISA Scores. New Evidence from Wales

Autor/inn/en	Jerrim, John; Lopez-Agudo, Luis Alejandro; Marcenaro-Gutierrez, Oscar David
Titel	The Impact of Test Language on PISA Scores. New Evidence from Wales
Quelle	In: British Educational Research Journal, 48 (2022) 3, S.420-445 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Jerrim, John) ORCID (Lopez-Agudo, Luis Alejandro) ORCID (Marcenaro-Gutierrez, Oscar David)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0141-1926
DOI	10.1002/berj.3774
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Achievement Tests; Secondary School Students; International Assessment; Language Tests; Academic Achievement; Reading Achievement; Mathematics Achievement; Science Achievement; United Kingdom (Wales); Program for International Student Assessment + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sekundarschüler; Language test; Sprachtest; Schulleistung; Leseleistung; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz
Abstract	In this paper we investigate the link between the language in which pupils take the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) test and the scores they achieve in this assessment, focusing upon the case of Wales. Using five rounds of PISA data and an instrumental variable approach, we show how pupils who took the test in Welsh score around 0.3 standard deviations (30 PISA test points) lower in reading, mathematics and science than their peers who took the test in English. This finding is robust to different model specifications and statistical approaches. We argue that this may indicate that the academic performance of teenagers in Wales may be underestimated in PISA -- particularly amongst those who take this test in Welsh. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01