2012 National Assessment of Information Acquisition and Processing in Primary Education in Flanders

In 2012 a national assessment was carried out, which was commissioned by the Flemish Government, to assess whether pupils have sufficient skills to acquire and process information at the end of primary education. Data were collected through two written tests: a test on working with tables and graphs and a test on working with plans and drawings. A representative sample of 2383 pupils from 92 Flemish primary schools participated. In addition, the extent to which pupils have mastered certain ICT competencies was assessed through a ICT prformance assessment. A subsample of six pupils from each school participated in this performance assessment. Tests were supplemented with background questionnaires for pupils, parents, teachers and ICT coordinators. The pupil and parent questionnaires collected, among other things, information on socio-economic background, diagnosis of disabilities and circumstances that may stimulate learning. The questionnaire for teachers collected, among other things, information on their teaching experience, the use of educational materials and ICT during the classes. The questionnaire for the ICT coordinator asked about the ICT policy and infrastructure at school. The response rates to these questionnaires were almost 100% for the pupil questionnaire, 93% for the parent questionnaire, 95% for the teacher questionnaire and 93% for the ICT coordinator.