The OECD has published the first draft of the PISA 2029 Media and Artificial Intelligence (MAIL) assessment framework, titled “Navigating an Evolving Digital World.” This framework outlines how PISA will assess whether young students have developed the skills needed to engage proactively, critically and responsibly in environments increasingly shaped by media platforms and artificial intelligence.
Young people today interact daily with digital media to access information, collaborate with others and participate in social, cultural and civic life. Media platforms and AI tools offer significant opportunities for creativity, knowledge creation, personalised learning and civic engagement, and are transforming both society and education. At the same time, they raise important challenges, including misinformation, low-quality or deceptive content, risks to privacy and well-being, cyberbullying, and concerns around plagiarism, academic integrity and the appropriate use of AI in education.
Against this backdrop, the framework emphasises the growing importance of Media and AI Literacy. These competences enable students to critically evaluate media messages, understand their purposes and impacts, protect their privacy, and make informed and ethical decisions about when and how to use digital and AI tools. While many countries and organisations are already investing in media and AI literacy initiatives, there is a need to better understand how effective these efforts are in practice.
The PISA 2029 MAIL assessment aims to address this need by providing internationally comparable evidence on the extent to which students have acquired the skills required to navigate a rapidly evolving digital world.
👉 Access the first draft of the PISA 2029 MAIL Assessment Framework
