Presentation from the conference "Quality Education for Better Schools, Results and Future" organized by UNICEF and the Ministry of Education in Podgorica, July 8-10, 2014

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PISA 2012
Performance of Montenegrin Students at
International Assessment Program
prof. dr Željko Jaćimović
Divna Paljević Šturm, NPM
Podgorica, 9 July 2014

2. What is PISA?
 OECD
 Global measuring of quality, equity
and efficiency of educational
systems
 PISA measures the level of
performance of 15 year old
students in key knowledge and skill
areas necessary for their
participation in modern society.
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Programme for International Student Assessment

3. PISA surveys
 give guidelines for educational policy by relating preformance data and
socio-economic status of students, learning attitude and key factors that
have an impact on learning at school and outside of it;
 „literacy concept“ – student’s competence to apply knowledge and skills,
to efficiently analyse, consider and communicate while sovling problems in
different situations;
 lifelong learning process- assesses students’ motivation to study, their
attitudes, strategies they use while studying;
 conducted in triannual cycles as of 2000 (Montenegro as of 2006) –
enable progress monitoring
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4. Literacy definitions
 Mathematical literacy is individual’s competence to formulate, employ and interpret mathematics
in a variety of contexts. It includes reasoning mathematically and using mathematical concepts,
procedures, facts Iand tools to describe, explain and predict phenomena. It assists individuals to
recognize the role that mathematics plays in life and to make the well founded judgments and
decisions needed by constructive, engaged and reflective citizens.
 Reading literacy is understanding, using and reflectin on written texts and engagement on them in
order to achieve one’s goals and and develop one’s knowledge and potential for active
participation in society.
 Scientific literacy includes scientific knowledge and its application on recognizing scientific
problems, acquiring new knowledge, scientific explanation of phenomena and drawing conclusions
about science-related issues; scientific literacy also means understanding natural sciences as a
form of human knowledge and activity; awareness of the ways in which science and technology
shape life in modern world; readiness to engage and give personal contribution and building their
position on solving scientific problems.
 and
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5. Participants in PISA 2012
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34 OECD
members
31
countries
– partners
510 000
15 year old students
from
65 countries

6. Sample
 4 799 students
1887 students tested by computer-based test
51 schools
 all secondary schools and three
elementary
 up to 132 students , 15 year old students from
all schools
 71% students have graduated from 9th grade of
elementary school
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gymnasium
36%
4-year
vocational
secondary
school
58%
3-year
vocational
secondary
school
6%
elementary
0,3%

7. A. Areas tested by paper-based tests
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Mathematical
literacy
Reading literacy Scientific
literacy
Problem
solving
Main
area
B. Areas tested by computer-
based tests

8. Information on educationa systems for OECD
STUDENTS SCHOOLS
MINSTRY OF
EDUCATION
1. Paper test (2 hrs)
2. Questionnaire for
students: questions
about family,
school, teaching,
learning
mathematics and
problem solving (30
min)
3. Computer test (40
mns)
Questionnaire for
school about
•Structure and
organization of school
•Structure of students
and teachers
•School resources
• teaching
•educational programs
• assessment
• school ethos
• school policy
Questionnaire
about educational
system
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9. PISA 2012 RESULTS – MATHEMATICS
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10 top scores
region

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PISA 2012 RESULTS – READING LITERACY
OECD
average

11. PISA 2012 RESULTS – SCIENTIFIC LITERACY
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12. Montenegro: trends 2006 – 2012
2006 2009 2012
Difference
2012-2006
Mathematics 399 403 410 +11
Reading
literacy
392 408 422 +30
Natural
sciences
412 401 410 -2, +9
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Positive
changes
Negative
changes
Nosignificant
changes
Fast SlowStable
Mathematics,
reading literacy
Scientific literacy
Montenegro 2006 - 2012
Performance trend in participating
countries
All countries

14. Correlation between performance and equity
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15. Realised and planned activities
 comprehensive analysis of PISA 2012 survey results
 exercise workbooks for mathematical, scientific and reading
literacy
 teacher training
 media campaign on importance of PISA testing
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16. PISA 2015
 Transition from paper testing to sa computer assisted testing
 Stress on scientific literacy
 Testing both matematical and reading literacy
 New area: collaborative problem solving
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17. Thank you!
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