THE Department of Education (DepEd) said it will administer the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2025 Main Survey from March 10 to April 11.
In a memorandum dated February 21, the DepEd said the approved testing window for the Philippines in the PISA 2025 Main Survey is from March 10 to May 2.
Using a computer-based assessment, however, since this school year will end next month, data collection will be conducted in five batches over 23 days from March 10 to April 11.
DepEd Undersecretary and Chief of Staff Fatima Lipp Panontongan said the goal of PISA is to evaluate education systems worldwide by testing the skills and knowledge of 15-year-old students who are approaching the end of their compulsory education.
“The PISA tests how students can apply their knowledge and skills to real-life situations and problems, rather than testing their knowledge recall,” Panontongan said in the memorandum.
The official said the three core domains of PISA are Reading Literacy, Scientific Literacy, and Mathematical Literacy.
“In PISA 2025, the major domain of assessment is Scientific Literacy and the innovative domain is Learning in the Digital World,” she said.
Earlier, DepEd Secretary Sonny Angara encouraged education officials to intensify preparations for the PISA tests through practice tests, with the focus on nurturing learners’ critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
Angara also ordered the creation of a task force to design programs to improve the performance of Filipino students in PISA tests.
Filipino students have lagged behind their counterparts in the region in previous PISA tests.
In the 2022 PISA which covered 690,000 students from 81 countries, the Philippines’ standing in three subjects — reading, math and science — “were the same as in the 2018 PISA.”
In the 2018 PISA, the Philippines scored the lowest in reading (340) and second lowest in Math with 350.
For 2022, the Philippines scored 347 in reading, 355 in math, and 356 in science.
The PISA, developed by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), is designed to assess the extent to which students have acquired key knowledge and skills essential for full participation in social and economic life.
It is a triennial international comparative study that tests a 15-year-old’s ability in mathematics, reading, and science in real-world situations.
