Macao-PISA Centre University of Macau November, 2011 · 2011 Nov: Launch PISA 2012 at DSEJ 2011 Nov: Prepare Macao school sampling scheme 2011 Dec: Identify list of eligible schools

Macao-PISA Centre

University of Macau

November, 2011

1. Timeline of Macao-PISA 2012

2011 Nov: Launch PISA 2012 at DSEJ

2011 Nov: Prepare Macao school sampling scheme

2011 Dec: Identify list of eligible schools

2012 Mar : Identify list of eligible students

2012 Apr-May: Collect data within the test window

2012 Jun-Aug: Code and clean data collected

2012 Sep-Dec: Process and analyze data collected

2013 Dec: Disseminate PISA 2012 international report

2014 Jun: Disseminate PISA 2012 Macao report

2. The PISA 2012 assessment

Paper-based assessment will take

place on 21-22, April, 2012.

Computer-based assessment will

take place on 12-13, May, 2012.

3. Eligible PISA Students

Criteria for PISA student eligibility:

Enrolled in Grade 7 or higher; and

Born between 01 January 1996 and

31 December 1996.

An adequate number of students from your school will be sampled to complete a two-hour Paper-based test consisting of Mathematics, Science and Reading questions.

These students will also be asked to complete a 40 minutes questionnaire.

After taking the Paper-Based test and questionnaire, a sub-sample of students who participate in the print assessment will also participate in a 40-minutes Computer-Based Assessment of Problem Solving, Mathematics and Digital Reading.

In addition, schools will be requested to complete a School Questionnaire. Parents of students selected for PISA 2012 are requested to complete a Parent Questionnaire.

4. The PISA mathematical literacy

assessment framework

Definition of mathematical literacy

Mathematical literacy is an individual’s capacity to identify and understand the role that mathematics plays in the world, to make well-founded judgments and to use and engage with mathematics in ways that meet the needs of that individual’s life as a constructive, concerned and reflective citizen. (OECD, 2006, p.72)

The components of the mathematics domain :

(1) The situations or contexts in which the problems are

located;

(2) The mathematical content that has to be used to solve

the problems, organized by certain overarching ideas;

(3) The competencies that have to be activated in order to

connect the real world, in which the problems are

generated, with mathematics, and thus to solve the

problems.

The components of the mathematics domain :

Mathematical Contents

Four overarching ideas are useful for the definition of the coverage of the mathematics domains:

Space and shape;

Change and relationships;

Quantity; and

Uncertainty.

These ideas are important for reflecting the major threads of the school curriculum

Diagrammatic representation of the

competency clusters

Mathematical literacy

The reproduction

cluster

Standard representations

and definitions

Routine computations

Routine procedures

Routine problem solving

The connections

cluster

Modeling

Standard problem

solving

Translation and

interpretation

Multiple well-defined

methods

The reflection

cluster

Complex problem

solving and posing

Reflection and insight

Original mathematical

approach

Multiple complex

methods

Generalisation

5. PISA CBA systems diagnostic program

Time bar and Item bar

Released PISA Assessment Tasks and

Coding Guides

Macau-PISA Centre webpage

http://www.umac.mo/fed/pisa/pisa_mainpage(eng).htm

or

OECD webpage

http://www.pisa.oecd.org

Thank you!