Towards more diverse and flexible international large-scale assessments
This paper explores enhancements to international large-scale assessments (ILSAs). It advocates for diversification, targeting specific groups or individuals for more precise diagnoses, and flexibilisation, refining the item bank for assessments'...
OECD > Education Working PapersGoing global: 39 language versions of the BFI-2-XS
In the 2023 Survey of Adult Skills (PIAAC), the Big Five personality traits were assessed using the BFI-2-XS, the 15-item extra-short form of the Big Five Inventory-2 (BFI-2). For this purpose, the instrument was translated into 24 languages and...
OECD > Education Working PapersMapping study for the integration of accommodations for students with Special Education Needs (SEN) in PISA
Due to various technical and methodological challenges, PISA has to date offered only limited accommodations for students with special education needs (SEN). As a result, some students are currently excluded from the PISA target population at the...
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