Here is one of my assignments & Link at the bottom to Prezi Parent Presentation about the value of the ISA assessment.
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Issued by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), PISA tests the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students in mathematics, reading, and science. Seventy-two countries and economies took part in the 2015 assessment, which focused on science, and the data were released by the OECD on 6th December 2016. Additional results on well-being, financial literacy and collaborative problem solving will be released in 2017. What: PISA focuses on the assessment of student performance in reading, mathematics and science because they are foundational to a student's ongoing education. PISA also collects valuable information on student attitudes and motivations, and formally assesses skills such as collaborative problem solving and is investigating opportunities to assess other important competencies related, for example, to global competence Source PISA website, 2017) http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisafaq/
International comparative assessments of student achievement in mathematics and science (TIMSS) IEA – the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. IEA has been conducting international comparative studies of student achievement since 1959. ince 1995, TIMSS has monitored trends in mathematics and science achievement every four years, at the fourth and eighth grades. TIMSS 2015 was the sixth such assessment, providing 20 years of trends. TIMSS Advanced studies achievement in advanced mathematics and physics for students in their final year of secondary school. TIMSS Advanced was conducted in 1995, 2008, and 2015. TIMSS Numeracy, introduced for 2015, measures learning outcomes at the fourth grade for countries where most children are still developing fundamental mathematics skills.
Recent trends in math achievements are on average a 9 point gain between 2011 and 2015, with less developed countries such as Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Malaysia, and Khazakstan have shown the most gains. Source (TIMSS website, 2017)
PIRLS Literacy, new for 2016, is a less challenging version of PIRLS for countries with student populations still developing fundamental reading skills at the end of primary school. ePIRLS, a computerized assessment of online reading comprehension, debuted in 2016. It monitors how well fourth grade students read, interpret, and critique online information in an environment that looks and feels like the Internet. Trends
Girls had higher average achievement than boys in 48 of the 50 PIRLS 2016 countries, and boys did not have higher achievement in any countries. The gender gap in reading achievement has favored girls since 2001 and does not appear to be closing. Source (PERLS website, 2017)
This test is given annually. Schools can take it to standardize their students abilities against global standards. It is given online so it can be taken at the convenience of the schools needs.
This international survey is conducted in over 40 countries and measures the key cognitive and workplace skills needed for individuals to participate in society and for economies to prosper. PIAAC informational video https://youtu.be/2fLlGLr8RQs
This could be useful if it is done at the same level as the PISA. It could find best practices despite economic and beauticratic barriers with teachers and school leaders. With this data the variables of culture and dogma can be filtered out of the classroom and have global best practices to develop curriculum and administration. http://www.oecd.org/edu/school/talisfaq.htm Assessment Matrix Comparison:Org Dev AssessParticipantsGrade LvlFreqencyCategories AssessedAdditional Information PISA+80 countries & economies9th graders -15 year oldsevery 3 yearsreading, math & scienceadditional assessment categories added in 2017: well being, financial literacy, collaborative problem solving TIMSS60 countries4th & 8th gradersevery 4 yearsmath & science PIRLS60 countries4th & 8th gradersevery 4 yearsreading ISA80 countries3-10th gradeannuallyreading, math & sciencebased on the PISA PIAAC40 countriesAdults ages 16-65annually/cycling countriesproficiency in key information-processing skills - literacy, numeracy and problem solving in technology-rich environmentshow adults use their skills at home, at work and in the wider community. TALISfrom 24-38 countrieslower secondary (6-7th grade) teachers and leaders2008 & 2013teaching and practicesquestionaireNotes:Inquiry:
Weaknesses of the PISA are that it is only given to one age group every three years, it is overly focused upon by governments to focus their education systems to score high on the test, and that the test does not predict success for the citizens of the country that test well.
The PIAAC could measure possibly measure 21st century skills if slightly altered as it does test for problem solving skills. Also the TALIS could also measure 21st century skills of modified to discover if teachers are teaching or using 21st century skills in the classroom. However none of these tests as they are described measure 21st skills currently. International Assessment Presentation to Parents: 5. Select one of the international assessments to create a Prezi presentation as if it would be shared with parents at your school. Provide information on your chosen assessment, its key features, its strengths and weaknesses, data on your country, and how it connects to 21st century skills. introduction video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0e2Ca8FGGN4 The ISA is designed specifically for students in Grades 3–10 in international schools and schools with an international focus, whose language of instruction is English. Schools use the ISA because:
The International Baccalaureate (IB) and the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) have an informal agreement to communicate about research projects using the ISA that are of mutual interest. IB and ACER are mutually interested in investigating what impact, if any, different school programs such as the IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) and Middle Years Programme (MYP) have on students' progress, and what kind of impact PYP and MYP programs have on schools and cohorts of students over time. ACER anonymises all data that it shares with the IB to protect individual schools and students. In 2009 the IB commissioned ACER to report on how PYP and MYP students performed on the ISA. As a follow up to this study, IB again commissioned ACER to further document student performance on the ISA from 2009-11, as well as to investigate perceptions, attitudes and wellbeing of IB students through student questionnaires. The findings of these studies and the research summaries and reports have been released . https://expatliving.sg/reading-matters-teaching-kids-to-love-words/ Teachers at One World fully embrace the ethos that, in order to be able to fully understand and appreciate texts, students should learn how to use inference (‘reading between the lines’) and deduction (‘reading beyond the lines’) skills within structured, regular group sessions. As is the case with all learning, students’ progression in reading occurs at different rates, something which is taken into account through the school’s use of a levelled reading scheme. Our reading curriculum would not be as successful if it were not for the positive attitude towards ‘reading for pleasure’ that is fostered throughout the school. Students have regular, timetabled slots in the staffed library where they are free to choose their own texts to take home. Our successful readers take time to carefully select a genre that appeals to them and are happy to discuss the content of the text – applying the skills of ‘decoding’ and ‘comprehension’. A combination of all of these factors leads to a reader who will make continued progress and, hopefully, become an avid reader appreciating the world of literature around them. OWIS students can be heard talking about their favourite books – and giving recommendations to their peers – and can also be seen sitting with a book in their leisure time. Another way we encourage students to continue to improve their reading skills is the personalised, levelled ‘Home Readers’ programme. Students, right from the start of Primary School take books home to share with their parents. This approach continues throughout their school life. Even in Grade 5, when students are taking library books home, regular entries in ‘Reading Logs’ form a significant part of homework. Good Explanation of using assessment to track and focus learning to improve. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDyPQQHXUAM Prezi Presentation https://prezi.com/view/xf8x2xpnkJXrBppAI4pd/
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This is just a sample of some of the work done in my Masters of Education in Globalization.
source: http://www.globalization101.org/what-is-globalization/ My definition is simpler: Globalization is the exchange of ideas from distinct cultures to where those ideas become assimilated into their own through trade of ideas and goods. It is not simply the exchange of goods, service, and technology. It is a culture assimilating of successful ideas and goods into their own. Khan argues that globalization should be view in terms of three dimensional concept in P's “phenomenon. philosophy, and process” A phenomenon in that is on going event in which globalization continuously occurs, a philosophy in that is comprehensive way of thinking and view of the world, and finally it is a process in which every nation goes through as it exposes it's self to other nations and the dynamic relationships that develop in those interactions. Further take a look at my voice thread below. |
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