The influences and implications of PISA: An Australian perspective Starr, Karen 2014, The influences and implications of PISA: An Australian perspective, AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice, vol. 10, no. 4, Winter, pp. 19-30. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads starr-influencesand-2014.pdf Published version application/pdf 507.09KB 594 Title The influences and implications of PISA: An Australian perspective Author(s) Starr, Karen orcid.org/0000-0003-3931-0180 Journal name AASA Journal of Scholarship and Practice Volume number 10 Issue number 4 Season Winter Start page 19 End page 30 Total pages 12 Publisher American Association of School Administrators Place of publication Alexandria, VA Publication date 2014 ISSN 1550-9850 1931-6569 Keyword(s) PISA Standardized testing Australian education Summary This article is a commentary on Australia’s involvement in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests. It provides a rationale for Australia’s participation in the PISA programme, the influences of PISA involvement on education policies and practices, and considerations and implications for school leaders and education researchers. It provides commentary on the positive and negative aspects of PISA involvement and concludes that there are many more disadvantages than benefits, each of which is explained. The article has applicability across the many standardized testing programmes to which Australian students are subjected. Furthermore, the Australian experience and this perspective may hold resonance for colleagues in countries with similar education systems, policies, and standardized testing regimes. Language eng Field of Research 130304 Educational Administration, Management and Leadership Socio Economic Objective 930401 Management and Leadership of Schools/Institutions HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2014, American Association of School Administrators Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30061894 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 24 Mar 2014, 15:57:27 EST Tue, 25 Mar 2014, 08:37:57 EST Tue, 25 Mar 2014, 09:02:41 EST Tue, 25 Mar 2014, 15:16:36 EST Tue, 25 Mar 2014, 15:17:20 EST Fri, 04 Apr 2014, 09:38:31 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 23:19:57 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 06:04:35 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:00:20 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 1261 Abstract Views, 595 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 24 Mar 2014, 15:57:09 EST by Kylie Koulkoudinas