EDUCATION PROGRAMME: Bandar Seri Begawan – PISA 2018 main survey begins in schools across Brunei

A MAIN survey for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 is currently being held in localsecondary schools on a scheduled basis, until May 30.

The study commenced yesterday, involving 7,041 students from 55 secondary schools and colleges across Brunei Darussalam.

The PISA National Project Manager, Dr Habibah binti Haji Sion, who is also the Director of Information and Communication Technology cum the Deputy Director of Planning, Development and Research at the Ministry of Education (MoE), told the media yesterday that the overall number included 5,426 students from government secondary schools and colleges under the MoE; 520 from secondary schools under the Ministry of Religious Affairs; 849 from private schools; and 246 from international schools.

PISA is one of the three main Organisation for Economic Coordination and Development (OECD)-based international education studies aimed at measuring the achievement of national education for students aged 15.

Every three years, students will be assessed according to their respective capabilities in terms of content, namely basic understanding of the material or resources; processes that require students to use more complex thinking; Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) such as interpreting and analysing; and the context of applying knowledge in real-life situations.

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Evaluation will cover the four domains of Reading Literacy, Mathematical Literacy, Science Literacy, and Global Competence.

For the PISA main study this year, the main domain is Literacy Reading.

The participation of Brunei Darussalam in PISA 2018 is an initiative of the MoE towards a well-educated and highly skilled populace, while also providing the opportunity for an appraisal of national curriculum standards, compared to those of the 77 other participating countries.

Additionally, Brunei’s involvement should also enable relevant stakeholders to determine the potential of the MoE’sNational Education System for the 21st Century (SPN21). /  Borneo Bulletin / April 10, 2018 |  Azlan Othman    |  All photographs, news, editorials, opinions, information, data, others have been taken from the Internet ..aseanews.net | [email protected] | For comments, Email to : aseanews.net |