Oct - Nov 18

Field Test Review

Item review (new mathematics items, innovative domain, context questionnaires)

Mar - Jun 19

Translation

Translation of the new mathematics items and questionnaires from the OECD source languages (English, French) into German

May - Aug 19

Reconciling und Verification

Reconciling (refinement) of the German items and adaptation of specific terms; verification and linguistic checking of the German texts by the OECD contractor

Nov 19 - Mar 20

Sampling

Sampling for the field test in spring 2020

Dec 19 - Mar 20

Approval

Approval procedure for the PISA materials in the four federal states selected for the field test

Apr / Mai 2020

Field Test Preparation

Preparation for the field test was completed. Implementation of the field test was not possible due to school closures during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jul 20 - Apr 21

Field Test Adaptation

Preparation of additional test materials, adaptation of the computer platform, and adjustment of administration guidelines to the changed test situation. In addition, new sampling of students and teachers and testing of the computer platform. Participation of 2,111 students at 46 schools was planned for the PISA 2022 field test

Apr - Jun 21

Field Test

Implementation of the PISA 2022 field test at 41 schools with 1,218 students

Jun - Dec 21

Data Management

Analysis of the field test data

Okt - Dec 21

Main Study Review

Renewed review, correction of any errors, and final approval of the test items and questionnaires for the main study

Sep 21 - Jan 22

Sampling

Sampling for the PISA 2022 main study

Dec 21 - Mar 22

Approval

Approval procedure for the PISA materials by the 16 federal states

Apr / Mai 22

Main Study

Conduct of the PISA 2022 main study at around 270 schools with approximately 13,000 students

Mai 22 - Mar 23 & Jul - Oct 23

Data Management

Submission and verification of the dataset, as well as preliminary analysis of the main study

Nov 22 - Nov 23

PISA 2022 National Report

PISA 2022 national report: design and preparation of the national report, writing phase, transfer of data to the publisher, several rounds of proof corrections, and printing

Dec 23

PISA 2022 Results

Publication of the PISA 2022 results at a press conference in Berlin

Jun 24

Innovative Domain

Publication of the results for the innovative domain in PISA 2022 (creative thinking)

Jan 25

School Feedback Reports

Dispatch of individual feedback reports to those schools that took part in the main study in 2022