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Science PISA tasks
Information
about PISA
The MoE has given
NZCER permission to reproduce some assessment tasks released from the PISA
Scientific literacy study.
Scientific literacy and its
assessment
Scientific literacy is defined in
PISA as:
The capacity to use scientific
knowledge, to identify questions and to draw evidence-based conclusions in
order to understand and help make decisions about the natural world and the
changes made to it through human activity.
Scientific literacy was assessed
using a series of units, each of which presented a real scientific
situation, followed by questions about it. Some two-thirds of the tasks were
in a form that could be marked unambiguously as correct or incorrect.
For more complex tasks, students could gain full or partial credit.
Science PISA tasks
Click on the links below to access these Science PISA tasks.
PISA tasks can also be accessed using the keyword "pisa".
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LW0074
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This PISA task
requires students to read an extract from Semmelweis' diary on the
disease and causes of puerperal fever. They are assessed on their
ability to select relevant evidence from the information provided, and
on their knowledge of control of bacterial infections.
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PE9533
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This PISA task
requires students to read an extract about the ozone layer and then
answer four questions about this that assess their understanding of
the dynamics of ozone formation and its importance for life on Earth.
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Sample test items |
These tests
demonstrate the kinds of test items that are used in the PISA assessment.
PISA science items are presented as 11 test
items The items were originally designed for use in a pencil
and paper test, and have been adapted slightly for presentation in this
computer-based format.
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