Performance in collaborative problem solving

This chapter explains how PISA measures students’ collaborative problemsolving skills. It defines the five proficiency levels on the collaborative problem-solving scale and describes what students who attain those levels can do. The chapter also examines the relationship between student performance in collaborative problem solving and performance in the three core PISA subjects — science, reading and mathematics — and the links between collaborative problem solving and individual problem solving. It concludes with a discussion of the extent to which students’ experiences with ICT are related to their performance in this computer-based assessment.