El informe PISA: una oportunidad para replantear el sentido del aprender en la escuela secundaria

Authors

Fernando Hernández HernándezSalto de línea Universitat de Barcelona.

Abstract

PISA Report: A Way of Reconsidering Learning in Secondary EducationSalto de línea Salto de línea The present report analyses the aftermaths which can result from the notion of learning as it is considered within the PISA study in order to reconsider the different practices accomplished in Secondary Education schools. For this purpose, the opinions on the PISA study are taken into account, emphasizing the little attention drawn on its contradictions, i. e., the objectives of Secondary Education tends to focus on the act of repetition while PISA tests aim at getting to know students’ capacities so as to adapt their knowledge to everyday situations. This way of understanding the main target of Secondary Education is closely related to the so-called situated cognition on learning. Finally, the report states some specific principles which may guide school practices in which students can get involved in order to learn in a critical way.

Keywords

Secondary schools, PISA results, literacy, situated learning, motivation, teaching practices.