Tasks for the classroom
Each task has material for students, questions and a teacher's guide: which skill it builds, what a full answer looks like, the typical mistake, and how to use the approach in other subjects.
This is not PISA preparation. The tasks build on skills described in the PISA framework, but they do not copy the test format. Students receive no scores or PISA levels.
Phones in class: opinion or data?
Students compare an opinion from a school newspaper with survey data and judge how far the data support the claim.
Grades 8–10Kazakh and Russian languages, literature, historyOpen response~15 minutes № 002 · Mathematical literacy · FormulateIs a travel pass worth it?
Students turn an everyday situation into a mathematical problem, compare two ways of paying and justify a decision.
Grades 7–9Mathematics, basic economicsShort and open response~15 minutes № 003 · Scientific literacy · Design and evaluate scientific enquiryPlants and light: is the experiment fair?
Students analyse two classmates' experiment, explain why no conclusion can be drawn from it and propose a fair test.
Grades 7–9Biology, scienceOpen response~20 minutes № 004 · Media & AI literacy · Critically evaluate informationLet's check the chatbot's answer
Students spot the signs in a confident AI chatbot answer that call for checking, and suggest ways to verify it.
Grades 8–11Computer science, any subjectOpen response~20 minutes № 005 · Creative thinking · Generate, evaluate and improve ideasRethinking the school yard
Students suggest different ideas for using the school yard for learning, pick one and improve it under real constraints.
Grades 7–10Any subject, form periodOpen response~25 minutesHow to use a task in class
- Print the material or show it on screen. Students can work in pairs or small groups.
- Discuss answers rather than grade them: what evidence did the student use, and what did they miss?
- Go through the typical mistake from the teacher's guide together.
- Use the approach from “In your subject” with your own material.
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