Students' Test Motivation in PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment): The Case of Norway

• In Event: Poster Session 11
  In Poster Session: Division H Poster Session: Assessment in Schools

Abstract

Do students give their best effort in large-scale assessment studies such as Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)? Despite six cycles of PISA surveys, empirical studies regarding students’ test motivation and experience of the tests are sparse. The present study offer analysis of interview data from 40 students and survey data from 9400 students participating in the PISA study in Norway in 2006, 2009 and 2012. Findings indicate that students overall are motivated to do their best in the PISA study, but girls report to be slightly more motivated than boys

Authors

• Therese Nerheim Hopfenbeck, University of Oxford

• Marit Kjaernsli, University of Oslo