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India to participate in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2021
January 29, 2019

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a triennial international survey which aims to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students. India would be participating in the PISA assessment in 2021.
What is PISA?
PISA coordinated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is a two-hour long test. PISA measures the 15-year-old students reading, mathematics, and science literacy. PISA does not test a student’s memory and curriculum-based knowledge rather PISA emphasizes functional skills that students have acquired as they near the end of compulsory schooling. PISA measures the student’s ability to use their ability to tackle the real-life challenge.
Students who are 15-year-old and have completed or are near the end of their compulsory education and those have completed at least six years of formal schooling would be assessed.
PISA is criticised for the fact that it is obsessed with standardised testing relying heavily on quantitative measures.
India and PISA
India had participated in PISA 2009. The performance of Indian students was abysmally poor and India was ranked 72nd rank among 74 participating countries. Then government of India boycotted PISA, blaming “out of context” questions for India’s dismal performance.
India would be taking part in the 2021 test. Kendriya Vidyalayas, Navodaya Vidyalayas, and all schools, private and government, in Chandigarh will participate in the 2021 test. OECD would also be conducting PISA-like assessment for students of Kendriya Vidyalayas (KVs) and Navodaya Vidyalayas (NVs) annually from 2019 to familiarise themselves with their testing pattern in the run-up to the grand assessment in 2021.
Also to address the socio-cultural disconnect between the test questions and students, OECD would add an Indian touch to the questions like replacing the word avocado with more popular Indian fruit such as mango.
Month:Current Affairs - January, 2019 Categories: India Current Affairs 2018 • UPSC Current Affairs - 2019
Tags: Chandigarh • Education • India • Kendriya Vidyalayas • Navodaya Vidyalayas • OECD • Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development • PISA • Programme for International Student Assessment
International Day of Education – 24 January
January 28, 2019

The first-ever International Day of Education was celebrated on 24 January 2019 as per the resolution passed by the United Nations General Assembly on December 3rd 2018 to celebrate the role of education in development.
International Day of Education
The International Day of Education demonstrates the world’s political will towards providing quality education to all and achieving sustainable development by 2030.
The celebration reiterates the importance of education for the world’s social and economic development and will nudge the member countries of UN to improve the quality of education and protect the rights of the student community. This will aid in the attainment of sustainable development goals by 2030.
The International Day of Education is aimed at underscoring the fact that not only a fundamental right but also a necessity to achieve sustainable development.
Month:Current Affairs - January, 2019 Categories: International Current Affairs 2018 • UPSC Current Affairs - 2019
Tags: Education • International Day of Education • Sustainable Development Goals • United Nations General Assembly
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