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Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
9, 10

2009 Reading Questions

The 2009 Reading Questions includes nine print reading units and three electronic reading units. The print reading tasks assess students' competencies in reading printed texts and the electronic reading tasks assess their competencies in reading electronic texts. These PISA tasks examine how well prepared students are for life beyond school, rather than focusing on testing how well students have learned the school curriculum. 

The reading questions include:

  • 9 open-ended questions
  • multiple choice questions
  • rubric

Source
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Subject
Mathematics

Grade Level
9, 10

Mathematics Questions

The Mathematics Questions includes three sections. Section 1 contains 26 item from 2012 assessment. Section 2 contains 30 items designed for, but not used in, the 2012 assessment. Section 3 contains 11 items that were used in the 2003 and 2006 assessments. The assessments focuses on students' abilities to use their knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges, rather than merely on the extent to which they have mastered a specific school curriculum. 

This task includes:

  • 24 open-ended questions
  • multiple choice questions
  • scoring guide

Source
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Subject
Mathematics, English Language Arts, Science, Interdisciplinary

Grade Level
9, 10

Reading, Mathematics, and Science Questions

The Reading, Mathematics, and Science Questions include an introduction, 17 reading units, 50 mathematic units, and 34 science units released from the 2000, 2003, and 2006 PISA assessments. The assessments focuses on students' abilities to use their knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges, rather than merely on the extent to which they have mastered a specific school curriculum. 

This task includes:

  • 27 open-ended reading questions
  • 63 open-ended math questions
  • 32 open ended science questions
  • multiple choice questions for reading, math, and science
  • Scoring guide

Source
Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)

Subject
Science

Grade Level
9, 10

Science and Collaborative Problem Solving

The Science and Collaborative Problem Solving contained the 2015 released field trial cognitive items. The field trial contains standard units, which consist of static materials including text, graphics, tables, and graphs and associated questions, and interactive units, which include interactive stimulus materials and associated questions. This assessment covers the science contents of physical systems, living systems, and earth and space.

This task includes:

  • 13 open response questions
  • multiple choice questions

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