USING THE OECD TEST FOR SCHOOLS (BASED ON PISA) FOR COMPARISON OF AMERICAN STUDENT PERFORMANCE AGAINST INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKS Frank Rijmen, CTB

Symposium Overview The OECD Test for Schools (based on PISA) is an assessment measuring how well 15-year old students perform – Reading – Mathematics – Science Compared to international benchmarks of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Includes background questionnaires Noémie Le Donné: The OECD Test for Schools (Based on PISA): An Overview – Noémie is a policy analyst at the Directorate for Education and Skills of the Organization of Economic Co-operation and Development

Symposium Overview The nuts and bolts of the OECD Test for Schools Test design Linkage to main PISA Underlying IRT framework Hao Ren and Joanna Tomkowicz: Validation of the Assessment and Comparability to the PISA Framework Hao and Joanna are Senior Research Scientists at CTB – Leading the psychometric work for the OECD Test for Schools

Symposium Overview More on the background questionnaires Demographic variables Non-cognitive measures – For example, attitudes towards learning – Scaled separately How do schools compare on non-cognitive measures? How do non-cognitive measures relate to cognitive outcomes? Joanna Tomkowicz: Exploratory Analysis of Non-cognitive Factors Affecting School Performance

Symposium Overview What are the benefits of the OECD Test for Schools? How is it used by school leaders? Importance of results on non-cognitive variables – Student engagement – School climate Colin Martin: Value of the OECD Test for Schools to School Leaders Colin is the Executive Director of Research and Evaluation for the Gwinnett County Public Schools