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Assessment of primary education
What 12-year-old students learn

 

Social Sciences

Population and human activities

There were 4 questions on
  • Basic notions of demographic elements
  • Identification of different economic sectors
  • Interpretation and analysis of graphs
Objective
Familiarity with and ability to interpret and depict the principal features of demography and the various sectors of economic activity
Overall Result
Average score for this part of the test: 51% correct answers
Easiest question: 73% correct answers
Most difficult question: 35% correct answers



Easiest question

Objective
To analyze graphic representations of data


Look at the graph. To what year does the following description belong?

Primary sector predominant,
accounting for more than 50% of the working population
1970              1
1990              2
1950              3*
1980              4


Most difficult question

Objective
To identify the characterising features of economic sectors
The tertiary sector of a country's economy includes trade, transport, media and...
industry         1
tourism          2*
fishing          3
mining           4


Average difficulty question

Objective
To interpret graphic representations of historical series

What does the graph say about evolution of the primary sector?

It has been constant                       1
It has declined continuously               2*
It has grown continuously                  3
It declined at first then recovered        4


Correct answers

 

Ordered: easiest, most difficult, average difficulty question.

 

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