PASEC 2014 OUTCOME MEASURES
Assessment domain(s)
- Early mathematics
- Mathematics
- Early reading and language
- Reading comprehension
Achievement and test scales
Scale Creation
- An international reading performance scale and an international mathematics performance scale were constructed using item response theory (the Rasch model).
- For both scales the international average is 500 points and the standard deviation is 100 points, with all countries being given equal weighting.
- For both Grade 2 and Grade 6, PASEC developed competency scales for each subject.
- The PASEC performance scales were divided into several levels, mainly according to the knowledge and abilities required to answer the questions, which were also placed on the scales.
- Five levels in reading (Below Level 1, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4)
- Four levels in mathematics (Below Level 1, Level 1, Level 2, Level 3)
List of Achievement Scales
- Language Competency Scale – Early Primary
- Mathematics Competency Scale – Early Primary
- Reading Competency Scale – Late Primary
- Mathematics Competency Scale – Late Primary
Questionnaire and background scales
Scale Creation
- Several of the questions put to pupils, teachers, and principals were synthesized into indexes.
- The computation of these indexes followed the same development process as the test scores (item response theory, the Rasch model).
- To facilitate interpretation of the index, results were adjusted to an international scale for which the average is 50 and the standard deviation is 10.
List of Background Scales
- School infrastructure index
- Classroom equipment index