Regional online workshop on “Efficiency of PISA tasks in increasing the functional literacy in Biology classes”

On January 26, 2021, Shygys Regional Center of Education Administration of East Kazakhstan region, in accordance with the annual plan, held a regional online workshop on “Efficiency of PISA tasks in increasing the functional literacy in Biology classes”.

The goal of the workshop is to share the advanced pedagogical practices and create an electronic databank of guidance manual by S. Tokseitova, a teacher of Biology of Shakarim Multidisciplinary Gymnasium with three languages of training, Semey city.

The event was attended by 100 teachers of Biology and Chemistry of secondary schools of the region with Kazakh and Russian languages ​​of training.

At the workshop, the winner of the regional competition “Best Biology Teacher-2020” Saule Maratovna Tokseitova noted that PISA (International Programme for International Student Assessment) is effective in increasing the functional literacy of learners. The teacher analyzed the PISA tasks, aimed at identifying the level of development of students' competencies, and demonstrated the methods she used in her lessons through video recording. Together with the participants of the workshop, the teacher performed PISA tasks on the free multifunctional service Online Test Pad, and shared her experience in forming the school literacy in Natural Science by types of tasks and their implementation.  

The workshop was followed by some feedback. The participants stressed the relevance and practical importance of the topic of the regional workshop and received methodological recommendations for further use in their practice.

Moderator: Nurbekova Ayaulym Nurbekkyzy, a coordinator in Biology of Learning Content and Education Quality Monitoring Office, Shygys RC UE EKR.