This session explores the role of PISA evidence in monitoring the performance of education systems. Two examples will be discussed. First, Margo Schel and Sybren Spit from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science in the Netherlands will present on how PISA is used in the Netherlands to monitor students’ basic skills. Second, Juhani Rautopuro and Najat Ouakrim-Soivio from University of Jyväskylä, Finland will present PISA and other large-scale assessments are used as tools for quality assurance in Finland.

This session explores how PISA evidence is utilized in research at both national and sub-national level to look at education issues of relevant for a specific education context. Jennifer Diedrich from the Technical University of Munich will present some selected examples of how the PISA National Centre of Germany has accompanied national PISA research projects and these projects’ potentials for informing education policy and practice. Francesca Crotta and Miriam Salvisberg from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern Switzerland will present how researchers and policy makers in the Canton of Ticino in Switzerland are collaborating on the use of PISA evidence to inform policy.

This session will highlight four examples of mobilizing PISA evidence in education policymaking processes. João Marôco ISPA, will present how PISA evidence has been used in educational reforms in Portugal, Ilze Saleniece, Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Latvia will present how Latvia has mobilized data of student learning from PISA and other large-scale assessments in policy making. Janez Vogrinc and Matej Vošnjak will discuss the importance of PISA data for policy-making process and improving the quality of school practice in Slovenia. And, Maie Kitsing, Ministry of Education and Research of Estonia, will share the experience of Estonia in using PISA evidence to inform policy.

In this session, Tomazs Gajderowicz, Educational Research Institute, will share the findings of new research based on PISA 2022 data on the impact of COVID-19 on student learning.

The session discusses specific examples of use of PISA evidence to improve teaching and learning practices in the classroom. Ingi Heinesen Højsted from University of the Faroe Islands will present a specific intervention in the Faroe Islands aiming at improving mathematical literacy. Gabriel Rubio Navarro from University of Alicante and Rosa Jimeno Guembe, Government of Navarre, will discuss how the Government of Navarre is using PISA evidence to improve reading skills in schools. Antoine Bodin, UNIMED and Raphaël Couturier, CNRS, will review the contribution of PISA to pedagogical practices. Zbigniew Karpiński, European Commission, will present findings from PISA 2022 on teaching of mathematics in Europe. José M. Santa Olalla Tovar, Ministry of Education of Castilla y Leon, will present a classroom intervention in Castilla y Leon aiming to improve the development of a growth mindset among 7th graders.

This session presents examples of how PISA evidence has contributed to curriculum reviews and reforms. Marina Shapira, University of Stirling, reviews the implementation of Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence and its effect on student learning. Urška Štremfel, Educational Research Institute will discuss the role of PISA in developing national reading literacy policies in Slovenia.

This session discusses the contribution of PISA in informing the policy debates on target policies to improve equity. Emilie Franck, Leuven University will present research on the effectiveness of educational priority policies in reducing inequities in education. Lorraine Gilleece, Education Research Centre, will present on the use of PISA data in Ireland to support equity in education. And Kraiyos Patrawart, Equity in Education Fund and Weerachart Kilenthong, University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) will highlight how PISA for School evidence is used to inform school improvement.

The session discusses various examples of research and analysis that mobilized PISA evidence to explore the mechanisms of segregation in school systems. Victor Volman and Ignacio Ibarzábal from Argentinos por la Educación, will present a study of school segregation in Latin America based on PISA data. Laure Perri from Murdoch University School of Education will present evidence from Australia and Canada on the impact of marketisation on school segregation and inequity. Mojca Straus from the Ministry of Education of Slovenia and Gasper Cankar from the National Examination Centre in Slovenia will discussion the transition from lower to upper secondary in Slovenia and how it relates to equity.

The session presents examples of research and analysis that mobilized PISA international benchmarks and trend data to shed light on specific policies. Xiaofang Wang from Murdoch University will present a Qualitative Comparative Analysis of pathways to high performance in the PISA mathematics test. Isa Steinman, Lihong Huang from the Oslo Metropolitan University, Marton Medgyesi, TÁRKI Social Research Institute and Maria Symeonaki, Panteion University of Social Sciences, will present their research on the relationship between increased preschool enrolment and decreased educational inequalities. Finally, Heli Kauppinen, University of Jyväskylä, will discuss the evolution of students’ efforts and motivation in Finland between PISA 2015 and PISA 2022.

Speakers will discuss examples of use of PISA evidence at the school level to improve school level practices. Kit-Tai Hau from the Chinese University of Hong Kong will present how PISA evidence as part of a strategy to promote evidence-based school improvement in Hong Kong China. Similarly, Shaikha Alzaabi from the Ministry of Education in the United Arab Emirates, will present of PISA evidence along with other international large-scale assessment evidence is used to inform school level policies in the UAE. Finally, Dennis Infante, School principal at the Angeles University Foundation Integrated School in the Philippines will share the experience of their school using PISA evidence to inform improvement.