Measuring students knowledge and Skills : the PISA 2000 assessement of reading, mathematical and scientific literacy.

The Pisa 2000 Assessment Of Reading, Mathematical And Scientific Literacy Introduces The Pisa Approach To Assessing Reading, Mathematical And Scientific Literacy And Describes The Pisa 2000 Assessment Instruments In Terms Of: The Content That Students Need To Acquire, The Processes That Need To Be Performed, And The Contexts In Which Knowledge And Skills Are Applied. Each Of The Assessment Domains Is Illustrated With A Broad Range Of Sample Items. Introduction -- -the Programme For International Student Assessment -- The Choice Of Assessment Domains -- Beyond Content -- Three Dimensions Of Literacy -- Knowledge And Understanding -- Context Of Application -- Pisa: A Work In Progress -- Chapter 1. Assessing Reading Literacy In Pisa -- -the Pisa Definition Of Reading Literacy And Its Context -- Three Dimensions Of Reading Literacy -- Reading Tasks -- Reading Units -- Scoring Scheme For The Reading Sample Questions -- Chapter 2. Assessing Mathematic Literacy In Pisa -- -the Pisa Definition Of Mathematical Literacy And Its Context -- Three Dimensions Of Mathematical Literacy -- Mathematical Processes -- Mathematical Content: Trends And Big Ideas -- Situations And Contexts -- Format Of Test Questions And Marking -- Sample Questions -- Scoring Scheme For The Mathematics Sample Questions -- Chapter 3. Assessing Scientific Literacy In Pisa -- -the Pisa Definition Of Scientific Literacy And Its Context -- Three Dimensions Of Scientific Literacy -- Scientific Processes -- Scientific Concepts -- Situations And Areas Of Application -- Format Of Text Questions -- Marking -- Sample Questions -- Scoring Scheme For The Science Sample Questions -- Appendix 1 - Functional Expert Group Membership -- Appendix 2 - Test Development Team Organisation For Economic Co-operation And Development. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 97). The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has launched the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to monitor the outcomes of education systems in terms of student achievement and within an internationally accepted framework. The frameworks and assessments for PISA 2000 are the product of a multi-year development process. This volume introduces the PISA approach to comparative measurement and describes the PISA 2000 assessment instruments in terms of the content that students need to acquire, the processes that need to be performed, and the contexts in which knowledge and skills are applied. In PISA, literacy is regarded as knowledge and skills for adult life, and its acquisition is seen as a lifelong process. Each of the assessment domains is illustrated with a range of sample items. Following an introduction and overview, the chapters are: (1) "Assessing Reading Literacy in PISA"; (2) "Assessing Mathematical Literacy in PISA"; and (3) "Assessing Scientific Literacy in PISA." Appendixes list members of the "Functional Expert" group for PISA development and the test development team. (Contains 52 references.) (SLD)