RT Journal Article
T1 The impact of test language on PISA scores. New evidence from Wales
A1 Jerrim, John
A1 López-Agudo, Luis Alejandro
A1 Marcenaro-Gutiérrez, Óscar David
K1 Rendimiento académico - Gales (Gran Bretaña)
K1 Estudiantes - Evaluación
AB In this paper we investigate the link between thelanguage in which pupils take the Programme forInternational Student Assessment (PISA) test andthe scores they achieve in this assessment, focusingupon the case of Wales. Using five rounds of PISAdata and an instrumental variable approach, we showhow pupils who took the test in Welsh score around0.3 standard deviations (30 PISA test points) lower inreading, mathematics and science than their peerswho took the test in English. This finding is robustto different model specifications and statistical ap-proaches. We argue that this may indicate that theacademic performance of teenagers in Wales maybe underestimated in PISA – particularly amongstthose who take this test in Welsh.
PB Wiley
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39344
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/39344
LA eng
NO Jerrim, J., López-Agudo, L. A., Marcenaro-Gutiérrez, O. D. (2022). “The impact of test language on PISA scores. New evidence from Wales”. British Educational Research Journal, 48, 420-445.
NO https://openpolicyfinder.jisc.ac.uk/id/publication/5011
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026