Digital-competency disparities may confound computerized PISA-VET assessments of vocational competence¶
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q1 i? Between-country and within-country disparities in digital competencies mean computerized simulations may test digital navigation skills rather than vocational competence, disadvantaging students with low digital competency. → Dragos Iliescu 2025
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Dragos Iliescu 2025¶
Dragos Iliescu, Samuel Greiff & Andrei Ion. (2025). Evidence based approaches for enhancing vocational education worldwide. npj Science of Learning. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-025-00317-2
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The article's challenge analysis (type e) notes lower-income countries' students may have limited experience with digital devices, and cites the ICILS 2023 study as showing an alarming volume of students with extremely low digital competencies. No quantitative data reported.
"computerized simulations may test digital navig ation skills rather than vocational competence, unfairly disadvantaging students with lower levels of digital competencies"
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Related Claims¶
- PISA-VET combines digitalized simulations with hands-on demonstrations to increase measurement validity and engagement — reports the opposite
- Assessments like PISA-VET risk reinforcing inequalities in VET if underlying socioeconomic inequities are unaddressed — a broader claim this one bears on
- PISA-VET has stated limitations: limited occupational coverage, context sensitivity, simulation limits, and CBET generalizability concerns — related
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Digital-competency disparities may confound computerized PISA-VET assessments of vocational competence |
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Digital-competency disparities may confound computerized PISA-VET assessments of vocational competence |
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