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Directorate for Education and Skills. The OECD Directorate for Education has launched the Thomas J.

Directorate for Education and Skills

Alexander Fellowship Programme. Mr. Alexander (1940 - 2012) was the Director for the OECD’s Education, Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Directorate from 1989-2000. He joined the OECD in 1974 where he was responsible for launching the OECD's work on International Education Indicators, the OECD publication "Education at a Glance" and "Education Policy Analysis", as well as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), which he conceived as a tool for governments to build relevant skills for all children and to turn these skills into better social and economic outcomes. This fellowship is funded by the Open Society Foundations, where Mr. Www.oecd.org/edu/Results-TJA- 2012 - call.pdf. TJA%20Announcement%201st%20Call%202013.pdf. Www.oecd.org/edu/Fall 2013 Fellowship Recipients.pdf. Www.oecd.org/edu/TJA Announcement 1st Call 2014.pdf. EDUCERI.

PISA. This years focus is mathematics with an additional test in creative thinking.

PISA

The new PISA 2021 mathematics framework was recently launched. Preparations for this test are underway with participants from 36 OECD members and likely 50+ non-members involved. The PISA 2024 innovative domain, Learning in the Digital World, aims to measure students’ ability to engage in self-regulated learning while using digital tools. The tasks measure students’ capacity to monitor their progress, use feedback and stay engaged while they build models and develop solutions with digital tools. PIAAC.