PISA as a Political Tool in Spain: Assessment Instrument, Academic Discourse and Political Reform

This study examines to what extent there is a sort of “political appropiation” by political parties when they seek to set a discourse about the Spanish PISA outcomes. We have consistently found that programs for assessing the competencies of students, especially PISA, have become tools of rationaliz...

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Autores: Vega Gil, Leoncio, Hernández Beltrán, Juan Carlos, García Redondo, Eva
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/154915
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/154915
Access Level:acceso embargado
Palabra clave:Spain
PISA
Political tool
Assessment Instrument
Academic Discourse
Eeducational reform
5312.04 Educación
5801.06 Evaluación de Alumnos
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Sumario:This study examines to what extent there is a sort of “political appropiation” by political parties when they seek to set a discourse about the Spanish PISA outcomes. We have consistently found that programs for assessing the competencies of students, especially PISA, have become tools of rationalization and the legitimization of education policies in both the national and territorial contexts. Furthermore, each regional government focuses its discourse on what it feels to be its strong points, that is, a clear “self-justifying reading” of PISA outcomes.