Problem-Solving as a Governing Knowledge: “Skills”-Testing in PISA and PIAAC
Abstract
This article scrutinizes critically a pervasive knowledge shaping contemporary sociopolitical relations and spaces—“problem-solving knowledge”. It develops the argument that, as a governing knowledge, “problem-solving” is increasing in intensity and scope, with a range of negative and potentially dangerous effects. As a case study, the article examines how problem-solving knowledge operates in the OECD “skills” assessment programs PISA and...
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Title
Problem-Solving as a Governing Knowledge: “Skills”-Testing in PISA and PIAAC
Published Date
Jan 1, 2020
Volume
10
Issue
01
Pages
82 - 105
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