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Figure 2. Contexts for the PISA 2015 Scientific Literacy Assessment
Personal
Local/National
Global
Health &
Disease
Maintenance of health,
accidents, nutrition
Control of disease,
social transmission, food
choices, community
health
Epidemics, spread of
infectious diseases
Natural
Resources
Personal consumption
of materials and energy
Maintenance of human
populations, quality of
life, security, production
and distribution of food,
energy supply
Maintenance of human
populations, quality of
life, security, production
and distribution of food,
energy supply
Environmental
Quality
Environmentally friendly
actions, use and
disposal of materials
and devices
Population distribution,
disposal of waste,
environmental impact
Biodiversity, ecological
sustainability, control of
pollution, production and
loss of soil/biomass
Hazards
Risk assessments of
lifestyle choices
Rapid changes [e.g.,
earthquakes, severe
weather], slow and
progressive changes
[e.g., coastal erosion,
sedimentation], risk
assessment
Climate change, impact
of modern
communication
Frontiers of
Science and
Technology
Scientific aspects of
hobbies, personal
technology, music and
sporting activities
New materials, devices
and processes, genetic
modifications, health
technology, transport
Extinction of species,
exploration of space,
origin and structure of
the Universe
35. The PISA science assessment, however, is
not
an assessment of contexts. Rather, it assesses
competencies and knowledge
in
specific contexts. The selection of these contexts, however, will
be chosen on the basis of the knowledge and understanding that students are likely to have
acquired by the age of fifteen.
36. Sensitivity to linguistic and cultural differences will be a priority in item development and
selection, not only for the sake of the validity of the assessment, but also to respect these
differences in participating countries. In developing any international test it is not possible,
however, to include the differences in traditional and local knowledge about natural phenomena
that exists between participating countries. This is not to deny, however, the contribution such
knowledge can and has made to their respective cultures.
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