Questions and tasks in GISA  assessments are designed to simulate practical scenarios where they would be used. Rather than a sequential list of reading material that the participant is tested on independently, reading material is cumulative and can be used by the participant later. 


GISA Scenarios

GISA assessments use videos and multimedia to help participants engage their background knowledge and decrease anxiety. These are used before the reading and response portion of the test. 


GISA Multimedia and Videos

GISA assessments use items in the test that can assess how hard participants are trying. This can be measured in the following ways
- Asking the participant about their interest in the material
- Asking the participant about their understanding of the material
- Monitoring the participant’s use of help features

GISA Embedded Motivation Assessments

- GISA Scenarios
- GISA Multimedia and Videos
- GISA Embedded Motivation Assessments

San Jose State University

Aims to present literature and work in a “goal-oriented scenario” to increase participant motivation. It also offers a measurement of student effort to gauge motivation. Deviates from other comprehensions tests in that it attempts to engage background knowledge through multimedia sources before the response portion and use of multiple reading sources that can supplement each other for participant responses. 

Global Integrated Scenario-Based Assessment (GISA)

O’Reilly, T. & Sabatini, J. (2013). Reading for understanding: How performance moderators and scenarios impact assessment design. ETS Research Report Series, 2013(2), i–47. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2333-8504.2013.tb02338.x


Reading for understanding: How performance moderators and scenarios impact assessment design

GISA References

GISA Features

GISA assessments were used to assess reading comprehension in specific subject areas. The assessments were web delivered and discipline specific and had a duration of 45-60 minutes. They were designed to simulate a scenario where the participant worked with a peer to prepare for a test. The tasks included writing, paraphrasing, inferencing, and  identifing  key information. 

GISA in History, Science, and Literature Assessments

- Background Knowledge
- Motivation and Engagement

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