PISA PISA Student Well-Being and Learning Environment 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which PISA cycle produced a dedicated thematic report titled 'PISA 2015 Results: Students' Well-Being'?
- PISA 2009
- PISA 2012
- PISA 2015 (Correct answer)
- PISA 2018
Correct answer: PISA 2015
PISA 2015 was the first cycle to publish a dedicated volume on students' well-being, covering life satisfaction, anxiety, social connections, and learning environments.
Question 2: How does PISA measure students' subjective well-being in its student questionnaire?
- By testing reaction time on a computer task
- By asking students to rate their life satisfaction and report emotions about school (Correct answer)
- By measuring cortisol levels
- By analyzing attendance records only
Correct answer: By asking students to rate their life satisfaction and report emotions about school
PISA's student questionnaire includes self-reported items on life satisfaction, positive and negative affect, and sense of belonging to capture subjective well-being.
Question 3: In PISA, what does the concept of 'sense of belonging at school' refer to?
- Students' geographic proximity to school
- Students' feelings of being accepted, included, and respected by peers and teachers (Correct answer)
- Students' participation in school sports teams
- Students' uniform compliance
Correct answer: Students' feelings of being accepted, included, and respected by peers and teachers
Sense of belonging measures whether students feel socially accepted and valued in their school community, and it correlates with engagement and achievement.
Question 4: According to PISA 2015 well-being findings, which student group in the US reported higher rates of test anxiety compared to boys?
- Boys
- Girls (Correct answer)
- Students in rural schools
- Immigrant students
Correct answer: Girls
PISA 2015 data showed that girls in the US and in most OECD countries reported significantly higher levels of test anxiety than boys.
Question 5: What does PISA's 'disciplinary climate' index measure in a classroom?
- The number of disciplinary referrals per semester
- How orderly and conducive to learning students perceive the classroom atmosphere to be (Correct answer)
- Teacher certification levels
- Student-to-teacher ratios
Correct answer: How orderly and conducive to learning students perceive the classroom atmosphere to be
The disciplinary climate index captures students' perceptions of how orderly their classroom is, including whether the teacher starts on time and students listen without disruption.
Question 6: Which PISA construct captures whether students feel their teachers are fair, supportive, and interested in their learning?
- Teacher qualifications index
- Teacher-student relations index (Correct answer)
- Instructional time index
- School autonomy index
Correct answer: Teacher-student relations index
The teacher-student relations index measures students' perceptions of teacher support, fairness, and interest in their individual progress.
