{"id":2597,"date":"2016-07-24T15:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-07-24T15:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/?page_id=2597"},"modified":"2024-02-07T05:45:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-07T05:45:40","slug":"introduction-%e4%b8%ad%e5%bf%83%e7%b0%a1%e4%bb%8b","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/?page_id=2597","title":{"rendered":"About PISA and TIMSS"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"rsp-block-title underline-title-all \"><span class=\"title-label\">What is PISA?<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rsp-block-content\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022 , around 690,000 15-year-olds in 81 countries and economies, took the internationally agreed two-hour test. Students were assessed in science, mathematics, reading, collaborative problem solving and financial literacy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>PISA 2022 in Hong Kong<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To get to know more about PISA:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/5wfy96odgrb7nbu\/PISA%20Booklet.pdf?dl=0\">Promotional booklet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Programme for International Student Assessment 2022 in Hong Kong [HK PISA 2022]\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vgBVhGhpMy8?start=143&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><strong>PISA 2022 Thematic Seminar<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Science (Dr LAU Kwok-chi): <a href=\"http:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PISA-2022-science-seminar-20240111_compressed.pdf\">Presentation<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Reading (Prof LAU Kit-ling): <a href=\"http:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/PISA2022-school-seminar-reading-002_compressed.pdf\">Presentation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mathematics (Prof CHIU Kin-fung): <a href=\"http:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/PISA-2022-mathematics-seminar.pdf\">Presentation<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"rsp-block-content\">\n<h3 class=\"rsp-block-title underline-title-all \"><span class=\"title-label\">What is TIMSS?<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"rsp-block-content\">\n<p>The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is organized by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and conducted every four years since 1995. This international study is a valuable tool to measure student achievement and monitor international trends in the mathematics and science at the 4<sup>th<\/sup> grade (equivalent to P4 in Hong Kong) and 8<sup>th<\/sup> grade (equivalent to S2 in Hong Kong) under different educational systems in different countries \/ regions all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>TIMSS data have enabled countries around the world to monitor the effectiveness of their educational systems in a global context and make evidence-based decisions to improve educational policies related to mathematics and science.\u00a0 As this is a quasi-longitudinal design, with the 4<sup>th<\/sup> grade cohort assessed four years later at the 8<sup>th<\/sup> grade, this enables TIMSS to provide information about trends in educational achievement across time and across grades within a particular assessment.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>TIMSS 2023 in Hong Kong<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>To get to know more about TIMSS 2023:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/46onkd9izq98nub\/TIMSS%202023%20Promotional%20Materials%202022%2004%2019.pdf?dl=0\">Prmotional booklet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"TIMSS 2023 in Hong Kong\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/taJCZsUVw4c?start=11&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is PISA? 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. In 2022 , around 690,000 15-year-olds in 81 countries <a href=\"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/?page_id=2597\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2594,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2597","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"EdDataX","author_link":"https:\/\/eddatax.fed.cuhk.edu.hk\/?author=1"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":"What is PISA? 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