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No. 27 | 01 Apr 2013 |
Does it Matter Which School a Student Attends?
Successful education systems are able to guarantee that all students succeed at high levels. Across OECD countries, around 60% of the overall, country-level variation in student performance can be traced to differences in how well students who attend... |
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No. 26 | 01 Mar 2013 |
Grade Expectations
Countries vary in the way they use marks, but they all tend to reward the mastery of skills and attitudes that promote learning. Teachers tend to give girls and socio-economically advantaged students better school marks, even if they don’t have... |
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No. 25 | 01 Feb 2013 |
Are Countries Moving Towards More Equitable Education Systems?
PISA results show that no country or economy has reached the goal of creating a completely equitable education system, but some are much closer than others.Some countries and economies have shown that improvements in equity can be achieved at the... |
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No. 24 | 01 Jan 2013 |
What Do Students Think About School?
Most students think that what they learned in school is useful for them or their future. Students’ attitudes towards school are associated with their reading skills. Students who report that the climate at their school is conducive to learning tend... |
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No. 23 | 01 Dec 2012 |
What Do Students Expect To Do After Finishing Upper Secondary School?
The percentage of students who expect to complete university is highest in Korea (80%) and lowest in Latvia (25%).Many high-performing students do not expect to go to university, representing potentially lost talent to an economy and society while... |
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No. 22 | 01 Nov 2012 |
How Do Immigrant Students Fare in Disadvantaged Schools?
Immigrant students often have to overcome multiple barriers at once in order to succeed at school. Across most OECD countries, poor performance among immigrant students relative to other students is strongly related to social disadvantage at school,... |
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No. 21 | 01 Oct 2012 |
Do Today's 15-Year-Olds Feel Environmentally Responsible?
Most 15-year-olds in OECD countries have some understanding of environmental issues and feel that threats to the environment are a serious concern for them and/or for other people in their country.Scientific understanding of the environment is key if... |
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No. 20 | 01 Sept 2012 |
Are School Vouchers Associated with Equity in Education?
Privately managed schools tend to attract more advantaged student populations; but the difference between the socio-economic profiles of public and private schools is narrowed when privately managed schools receive higher levels of public funding.The... |
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No. 19 | 01 Aug 2012 |
Is there really such a Thing as a “Second Chance” in Education?
While the reading proficiency of Canadian 15-year-olds closely predicts reading proficiency at age 24, young adults can shape their reading skills after the end of compulsory schooling.In the transition to young adulthood, reading skills generally... |
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No. 18 | 01 Jul 2012 |
Are Students More Engaged When Schools Offer Extracurricular Activities?
Science project. The very phrase is nearly synonymous with hands-on learning, learning-by-doing, collaboration. Are students more engaged and do they perform better in science if their school encourages them to work on science projects, participate... |
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No. 17 | 01 Jun 2012 |
Are Large Cities Educational Assets or Liabilities?
Large cities are generally educational assets: in most countries, performance improves dramatically when only the scores of students in urban areas are considered, although this is not the case in some countries, such as Belgium, Slovenia, the United... |
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No. 16 | 01 May 2012 |
Does Performance-Based Pay Improve Teaching?
PISA has long established that high-performing education systems tend to pay their teachers more. They also often prioritise the quality of teaching over other choices, including class size. But in the current budgetary climate, paying everybody more... |
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No. 15 | 01 Apr 2012 |
How “Green” are Today's 15-Year-Olds?
Today's students are growing up in a precarious natural environment. Climate change and the loss of biodiversity threaten the ecosystems that support life; a lack of clean water and sanitation imperils the health of hundreds of millions of people... |
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No. 14 | 01 Mar 2012 |
What Kinds of Careers do Boys and Girls Expect for Themselves?
When you think of someone who is an engineer, do you imagine a man or a woman wearing a hardhat? How about when you imagine a teacher standing in front of a class of schoolchildren? If you answer “a man” to the first question, and “a woman” to the... |
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No. 13 | 01 Feb 2012 |
Does Money Buy Strong Performance in PISA?
This issue will show that strong performers do not invest scarce resources in smaller classes, but in higher teachers' salaries. They are neither the countries that spend the most on education, nor are they the wealthiest countries; rather they are... |
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No. 12 | 01 Jan 2012 |
Are Boys and Girls Ready for the Digital Age?
Information and communication technologies revolutionise not only the speed at which information can be transmitted, but also how information is conveyed and received. Technological innovations have a profound effect on the types of skills that are... |
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No. 11 | 01 Dec 2011 |
How Are School Systems Adapting to Increasing Numbers of Immigrant Students?
Whether in flight from conflict, with the hope of building a better life, or to seize a social or economic opportunity, people have been crossing borders for as long as there have been borders to cross. Modern means of transportation and... |
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No. 10 | 01 Nov 2011 |
What Can Parents Do to Help Their Children Succeed in School?
Most parents know, instinctively, that spending more time with their children and being actively involved in their education will give their children a good head-start in life. But as many parents have to juggle competing demands at work and at home,... |
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No. 9 | 01 Oct 2011 |
School Autonomy and Accountability
In recent years, many schools have grown into more autonomous organisations and have become more accountable to students, parents and the public at large for their outcomes. PISA results suggest that, when autonomy and accountability are... |
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No. 8 | 01 Sept 2011 |
Do Students Today Read for Pleasure?
Students who are highly engaged in a wide range of reading activities are more likely than other students to be effective learners and to perform well at school. Research also documents a strong link between reading practices, motivation and... |
PISA in Focus
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Does it Matter Which School a Student Attends?
OECD
01 Apr 2013
Successful education systems are able to guarantee that all students succeed at high levels. Across OECD countries, around 60% of the overall, country-level variation in student performance can be traced to differences in how well students who attend...
Grade Expectations
OECD
01 Mar 2013
Countries vary in the way they use marks, but they all tend to reward the mastery of skills and attitudes that promote learning. Teachers tend to give girls and socio-economically advantaged students better school marks, even if they don’t have...
Are Countries Moving Towards More Equitable Education Systems?
OECD
01 Feb 2013
PISA results show that no country or economy has reached the goal of creating a completely equitable education system, but some are much closer than others.Some countries and economies have shown that improvements in equity can be achieved at the...
What Do Students Think About School?
OECD
01 Jan 2013
Most students think that what they learned in school is useful for them or their future. Students’ attitudes towards school are associated with their reading skills. Students who report that the climate at their school is conducive to learning tend...
The percentage of students who expect to complete university is highest in Korea (80%) and lowest in Latvia (25%).Many high-performing students do not expect to go to university, representing potentially lost talent to an economy and society while...
How Do Immigrant Students Fare in Disadvantaged Schools?
OECD
01 Nov 2012
Immigrant students often have to overcome multiple barriers at once in order to succeed at school. Across most OECD countries, poor performance among immigrant students relative to other students is strongly related to social disadvantage at school,...
Do Today's 15-Year-Olds Feel Environmentally Responsible?
OECD
01 Oct 2012
Most 15-year-olds in OECD countries have some understanding of environmental issues and feel that threats to the environment are a serious concern for them and/or for other people in their country.Scientific understanding of the environment is key if...
Are School Vouchers Associated with Equity in Education?
OECD
01 Sept 2012
Privately managed schools tend to attract more advantaged student populations; but the difference between the socio-economic profiles of public and private schools is narrowed when privately managed schools receive higher levels of public funding.The...
Is there really such a Thing as a “Second Chance” in Education?
OECD
01 Aug 2012
While the reading proficiency of Canadian 15-year-olds closely predicts reading proficiency at age 24, young adults can shape their reading skills after the end of compulsory schooling.In the transition to young adulthood, reading skills generally...
Science project. The very phrase is nearly synonymous with hands-on learning, learning-by-doing, collaboration. Are students more engaged and do they perform better in science if their school encourages them to work on science projects, participate...
Are Large Cities Educational Assets or Liabilities?
OECD
01 Jun 2012
Large cities are generally educational assets: in most countries, performance improves dramatically when only the scores of students in urban areas are considered, although this is not the case in some countries, such as Belgium, Slovenia, the United...
Does Performance-Based Pay Improve Teaching?
OECD
01 May 2012
PISA has long established that high-performing education systems tend to pay their teachers more. They also often prioritise the quality of teaching over other choices, including class size. But in the current budgetary climate, paying everybody more...
How “Green” are Today's 15-Year-Olds?
OECD
01 Apr 2012
Today's students are growing up in a precarious natural environment. Climate change and the loss of biodiversity threaten the ecosystems that support life; a lack of clean water and sanitation imperils the health of hundreds of millions of people...
What Kinds of Careers do Boys and Girls Expect for Themselves?
OECD
01 Mar 2012
When you think of someone who is an engineer, do you imagine a man or a woman wearing a hardhat? How about when you imagine a teacher standing in front of a class of schoolchildren? If you answer “a man” to the first question, and “a woman” to the...
Does Money Buy Strong Performance in PISA?
OECD
01 Feb 2012
This issue will show that strong performers do not invest scarce resources in smaller classes, but in higher teachers' salaries. They are neither the countries that spend the most on education, nor are they the wealthiest countries; rather they are...
Are Boys and Girls Ready for the Digital Age?
OECD
01 Jan 2012
Information and communication technologies revolutionise not only the speed at which information can be transmitted, but also how information is conveyed and received. Technological innovations have a profound effect on the types of skills that are...
Whether in flight from conflict, with the hope of building a better life, or to seize a social or economic opportunity, people have been crossing borders for as long as there have been borders to cross. Modern means of transportation and...
What Can Parents Do to Help Their Children Succeed in School?
OECD
01 Nov 2011
Most parents know, instinctively, that spending more time with their children and being actively involved in their education will give their children a good head-start in life. But as many parents have to juggle competing demands at work and at home,...
School Autonomy and Accountability
OECD
01 Oct 2011
In recent years, many schools have grown into more autonomous organisations and have become more accountable to students, parents and the public at large for their outcomes. PISA results suggest that, when autonomy and accountability are...
Do Students Today Read for Pleasure?
OECD
01 Sept 2011
Students who are highly engaged in a wide range of reading activities are more likely than other students to be effective learners and to perform well at school. Research also documents a strong link between reading practices, motivation and...