pisa across the curriculum
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Module 7. PISA across the curriculum. Module aim. To develop an understanding of how PISA sample questions and supported skills development are linked to national curriculum themes and GCSE syllabuses. Module objectives. Identify links between PISA sample questions and their own subject area. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
PISA across the curriculum
Module 7
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Module aim
• To develop an understanding of how PISA sample questions and supported skills development are linked to national curriculum themes and GCSE syllabuses.
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• Identify links between PISA sample questions and their own subject area.
• Begin to generate a bank of GCSE question stimuli that can be used across a variety of subject areas to help learners:– apply knowledge and skills in unfamiliar
situations– work creatively and collaboratively to develop
thinking, literacy and numeracy skills.
Module objectives
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Task 1:Put yourself in
their shoes!
Put yourself in their shoes!• Think of a learner that you teach in Year
10.
• Discuss and make some notes on the following questions:
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Task sheet 1: Shoes
A). How well do they perform in different
subjects?
C). What skills could they develop further
in your subject?
B). What skills do they use in other
subjects?
E). How effectively do they interact with
teachers and peers in different subjects?
D). How well do they engage with
unfamiliar contexts?
4 minutes
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Wider opportunities
PISA seeks to answer questions like:• can they analyse, reason and communicate effectively?• how well do they transfer ideas and solve problems?• do they have the capacity to continue learning throughout life?(Welsh Government, DfES, 2012, page 2)
PISA as a learning context
The goal should be to develop a curriculum with appropriate learning activities that:• equip learners with
transferable skills• is relevant, challenging,
interesting and enjoyable for all learners
• transforms learning to produce resourceful, resilient and reflective lifelong learners.(Welsh Government, DCELLS, 2008, page 3)
Skills framework
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Wider opportunities
• The LNF focuses on the learners’ acquisition of and ability to apply the skills and concepts they have learned to complete realistic tasks appropriate for their stage of development.
National Literacy and Numeracy Framework
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(Welsh Government, DfES, 2013, page 8)
Wider opportunities
Teachers will be able to:• develop curriculum content to
ensure that all learners have opportunities to develop and refine . . . skills
• integrate literacy and numeracy into their teaching – whatever the subject matter.
(Welsh Government, DfES, 2013, page 8)
National Literacy and Numeracy Framework
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Task 2:Creative contexts
• Choose at least two of the PISA contexts from the resource sheets to discuss in your group.
• For each context chosen, complete a group response sheet.
• Be ready to feed back your thoughts to other groups.
Creative contexts
12 minutes
11OECD, 2009
• Ideas, opportunities, benefits, challenges?
Creative contexts feedback
Runners Reading
Heartbeat Maths Literacy
Moreland Reading
In poor taste Reading
Starlight Science Literacy
Mary Montagu Science Literacy
Reaction time Maths Literacy
Plan international Reading
PISA areas
ANSWERS
12OECD, 2009
Many of the [PISA] questions require learners to apply their problem-solving skills to new contexts. Learners therefore need to have well-developed skills, especially literacy, numeracy and problem solving, and the confidence to take on the challenge of questions that are outside their ‘comfort zone.’(Welsh Government, DfES, 2012, page 3)
‘Comfort zone’ or ‘risk’
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Many of the [PISA] questions require learners to apply their problem-solving skills to new contexts. Learners therefore need to have well-developed skills, especially literacy, numeracy and problem solving, and the confidence to take on the challenge of questions that are outside their ‘comfort zone.’(Welsh Government, DfES, 2012, page 3)
‘Comfort zone’ or ‘risk’
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How often do we take risks and
work outside our ‘comfort zone’
with unfamiliar contexts?
Task 3:GCSE generation
GCSE generation
• Choose two of the GCSE contexts presented and try to generate your own set of PISA-style questions.
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WJEC CBAC Ltd., 2013
9 minutes
The subjectsUnemploymentin Wales History
Group 7 Chemistry
Hairdryer Product design
Sales Food technology
School disco ICT
3-D Logo Art and design
Smoking cigarettes English
Human Rights Religious studies
Music Box Applied business
Gas bill Maths
Collate a cross-curricular resource bank?Could learners
help develop this?
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Time for action?• Read each statement and tick a box to
indicate your level of agreement.
• Also note any actions that you or your department could take in relation to these or other ideas raised in the session.
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References• The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (2009),
PISA Take the Test: Sample Questions from the OECD’s PISA Assessments. Available at: www.oecd.org/pisa/pisaproducts/pisa2000/41943106.pdf
• Welsh Government, Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS) (2008), The skills framework for 3 to19-year-olds in Wales. Available at: www.wales.gov.uk/dcells/publications/curriculum_and_assessment/arevisedcurriculumforwales/skillsdevelopment/SKILLS_FRAMEWORK_2007_Engli1.pdf?lang=en
• Welsh Government, Department for Education and Skills (2012), A guide to using PISA as a learning context. Available at:
www.wales.gov.uk/docs/dcells/publications/120629pisabookleten.pdf
• Welsh Government, Department for Education and Skills (2013), National Literacy and Numeracy Framework. Available at: learning.wales.gov.uk/resources/nlnf/?skip=1&lang=en
• WJEC CBAC Ltd. (2013). GCSE Past Papers. Available at: www.wjec.co.uk/index.php?nav=106
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