PISA 2025 & TIMSS 2023

PISA & TIMSS Aligned
Question Generator

PISA and TIMSS aligned questions are competency-based items that present a realistic context and then ask learners to reason within it, rather than recall a fact. Upload your material, choose the framework and cognitive domain, and get original items with answer keys and alignment tags.

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What alignment actually means

Two different frameworks, two different demands. The generator treats them separately instead of collapsing both into a vague claim of international standards.

PISA 2025 assessment framework

PISA measures how well 15-year-olds apply knowledge to unfamiliar, real-world situations rather than how much they can recall. Generated items follow that shape: a realistic context, then questions that demand reasoning within it.

TIMSS 2023 standards

TIMSS assesses mathematics and science against curriculum content domains and cognitive domains (knowing, applying, reasoning). Items can be targeted at a specific pairing of the two.

Competency over recall

Both frameworks reward transfer. The generator is pushed toward items where the answer cannot be found by scanning the stimulus for a matching phrase.

Your curriculum, their rigour

Alignment is applied to the material you upload, so items stay on your syllabus while adopting the international item style.

How it works

1. Upload source material

Upload one PDF, DOCX, PPTX, TXT, JPG, or PNG file. JPG and PNG files are interpreted with AI vision. A scanned PDF with no text layer is detected automatically and processed from its page images.

2. Pick the framework and domain

Select PISA or TIMSS, then the content and cognitive domain you want the items to sit in.

3. Multi-agent generation

A standard-selector agent fixes the target framework, a generator drafts the stimulus and items, and quality and language agents review before release.

4. Export with keys

Each item ships with its answer, an explanation and its framework tag, ready for a paper or an item bank.

Frequently asked questions

What does a PISA-aligned question look like?

It opens with a realistic stimulus — a chart, a short article, a scenario — and then asks questions that require the reader to interpret, reason about or evaluate that material. The distinguishing feature is that the answer is not stated in the stimulus; it has to be derived from it.

How is TIMSS alignment different from PISA alignment?

TIMSS is curriculum-based and organised by content domains and cognitive domains such as knowing, applying and reasoning, mainly in mathematics and science. PISA is competency-based and deliberately cross-curricular, focused on applying knowledge to unfamiliar real-world contexts.

Does alignment mean these are official PISA or TIMSS questions?

No. These are original questions written to follow the published structure and cognitive demands of those frameworks. They are not retired official items and are not endorsed by the OECD or the IEA, who own the PISA and TIMSS programmes respectively.

Can I generate these in subjects other than maths and science?

Yes. PISA-style reading and cross-curricular items work across subjects. TIMSS alignment is most meaningful in mathematics and science, since that is what the TIMSS framework covers.

Can I mix framework alignment with Bloom's Taxonomy levels?

Yes. Framework alignment sets the item style and context demands, while the Bloom level sets the cognitive target. The two are configured independently and applied to the same generation run.

What does it cost to try?

The first 5 questions are free with no card required, then pay-as-you-go per question with no monthly subscription.

Put your own chapter through it

Upload a chapter and see what a competency-based item set looks like on your material. The first 5 are free.