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These tests measure the aptitudes of the students.

These tests, identified and reviewed by the project experts, should be used by teachers and school counsellors to support students in the identification of their aptitudes.

In this context an aptitude can be defined as a component of a competency to do a certain kind of work at a certain level, which can also be considered "talent". Aptitudes may be physical or mental. Aptitude is not developed knowledge, understanding, learned or acquired abilities (skills) or attitude. The innate nature of aptitude is in contrast to achievement, which represents knowledge or ability that is gained through learning.

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Title of Test:
PISA evaluation - Reading
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Type of test:
Verbal reasoning
Website of the Test
Name of Author(s):
Project Consortium: Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) Netherlands National Institute for Educational Measurement (CITO) National Institute for Educational Policy Research (NIER, Japan) Westat
Date of Production:
December 2006
Language/s of the tool:
English
French
Description:
The test consists of 49 questions based on different graphics, figures and texts. Those who answer should well read the texts and analyse the figures and deduce the data and information. The test has a hybrid-structure: 23 are simple and complex multiple choice questions and the other 26 are constructed.
Complex multiple-choice items include tasks that call for students to create scorable responses by, for example,constructing sentences using multiple drop-down selections, moving elements around the screen to complete diagrams, using a simulation to generate and then select data to support a conclusion.
For each question it is possible obtaining a “full credit” if the answer is complete and correct, “no credit” if the answer is missing or wrong.
Some constructed questions represent an exception: although incomplete, they could be considered correct.
Tags or Key Words:
pisa, reading, evaluation
Translation of the test:
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