PISA : a political project and a research agenda

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Abstract

PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) is one of two large scale international comparative projects of student assessment that now exert considerable influence upon school science education policy, the other being TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study). This paper focuses on PISA, now the most influential study. This article outlines the origins of PISA, identifies some of the challenges in its construction and the claims made for it. It argues that while the statistical and methodological aspects of PISA have received much research attention, other elements of PISA have been largely ignored. In particular, there are several outcomes of PISA testing that point towards a significant research agenda. In addition, the political, ideological and economic assumptions underpinning the PISA project have implications for school science curriculum policy that deserve closer scrutiny and debate.

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Autori: Svein Sjøberg iD (University of Oslo); Edgar W. Jenkins (University of Leeds)
Pubblicato in: Studies in Science Education, vol. 58, n. 1, pp. 1-14
Data di pubblicazione:27/09/2020
Editore:Taylor & Francis
Tipo di documento:Articolo
Lingua:inglese
DOI: 10.1080/03057267.2020.1824473
ISSN:0305-7267, 1940-8412
Accesso aperto: Accesso aperto Ibrido: articolo aperto in una rivista in abbonamento – Studies in Science Education (licenza: CC-BY-NC-ND, versione editoriale)
Citazioni ricevute:66
Soggetti:
Global Educational Policies and Reforms (Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Political Science and International Relations)
Educational Theory and Curriculum Studies (Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Sociology and Political Science)
Science Education and Pedagogy (Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Education)
PISA, Programme for International Student Assessment, international student assessment, science education policy, TIMSS, large-scale assessment, research agenda, international comparison of student achievement
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Riassunto:PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) is one of two large scale international comparative projects of student assessment that now exert considerable influence upon school science education policy, the other being TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study). This paper focuses on PISA, now the most influential study. This article outlines the origins of PISA, identifies some of the challenges in its construction and the claims made for it. It argues that while the statistical and methodological aspects of PISA have received much research attention, other elements of PISA have been largely ignored. In particular, there are several outcomes of PISA testing that point towards a significant research agenda. In addition, the political, ideological and economic assumptions underpinning the PISA project have implications for school science curriculum policy that deserve closer scrutiny and debate.
ISSN:0305-7267
1940-8412
DOI:10.1080/03057267.2020.1824473