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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. 95 | 24 Apr 2019 |
Is there a generational divide in environmental optimism?
Problems associated with the environment loom large over the future well-being of young generations. A previous issue of PISA in Focus (PISA in Focus 87) shows that in 2015 many 15-year-old students believed that the future – their future – was going... |
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No. 54 | 25 Aug 2015 |
Is spending more hours in class better for learning?
Regardless of the type of school attended (public or private, advantaged or disadvantaged), 15-year-old students spent more time in mathematics lessons in 2012 than in 2003. The average amount of time spent in mathematics classes varies by more than... |
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No. 61 | 18 Mar 2016 |
Is memorisation a good strategy for learning mathematics?
Fewer 15-year-olds in East Asian countries reported that they use memorisation than did 15‑year‑olds in some of the English-speaking countries to whom they are often compared. In no PISA-participating education system did boys report more intensive... |
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No. 85 | 11 Jun 2018 |
In which countries do the most highly qualified and experienced teachers teach in the most difficult schools?
Teachers are the most important school resource. In every country, teachers’ salaries and training represent the greatest share of expenditure on education; and this investment in teachers can have significant returns. Research shows that being... |
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No. 80 | 29 Jan 2018 |
In which countries and schools do disadvantaged students succeed?
PISA 2015 data show that, on average across OECD countries, as many as three out of four students from the lowest quarter of socio-economic status reach, at best, only the baseline level of proficiency (Level 2) in reading, mathematics or science.... |
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No. 2 | 01 Mar 2011 |
Improving Performance: Leading from the Bottom
Since the PISA 2000 and 2009 surveys both focused on reading, one can track in detail how student reading performance has changed over that period. Among the 26 OECD countries with comparable results in both assessments, Chile, Germany, Hungary,... |
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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. 114 | 22 Sept 2021 |
How socio-economics plays into students learning on their own
Most students have the beliefs and dispositions to help them cope and learn in challenging situations. The current pandemic has been ongoing since early 2020. This has affected ways in which teaching and learning are organised. Schools have had to... |
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No. 74 | 18 Jul 2017 |
How much of a problem is bullying at school?
For the first time, the 2015 round of PISA collected data on students’ exposure to bullying. These data show that bullying is widespread. On average across OECD countries, around 11% of students reported that they are frequently (at least a few times... |
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No. 115 | 20 Oct 2021 |
How much do 15-year-olds learn over one year of schooling?
In 2020 and 2021, schooling, like many other aspects of life, has been heavily affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. During periods of school closure, education systems and schools have often been quick to organise remote support for... |
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No. 92 | 15 Jan 2019 |
How is students’ motivation related to their performance and anxiety?
PISA has extensively measured student achievement for over 15 years. But cognitive performance is only one aspect of success at school; another is general well-being. The PISA 2015 questionnaire included a comprehensive section on student well-being... |
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No. 86 | 10 Jul 2018 |
How is participation in sports related to students’ performance and well-being?
Sports play a vital role in students’ life. Playing sports on a regular basis can reduce the risks of obesity, anxiety disorders, low self-esteem and bullying among adolescents, and it can help them live a more active and healthy life as adults. But... |
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No. 44 | 01 Oct 2014 |
How is Equity in Resource Allocation Related to Student Performance?
How educational resources are allocated is just as important as the amount of resources available. High-performing countries and economies tend to allocate resources more equitably across socio-economically advantaged and disadvantaged schools. Among... |
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No. 52 | 01 Jun 2015 |
How have schools changed over the past decade?
The quantity and quality of resources available to schools improved significantly between 2003 and 2012, on average across OECD countries. Greater financial investments in education provided schools with better teaching staff, instructional materials... |
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No. 47 | 01 Jan 2015 |
How has Student Performance Evolved Over Time?
Every three years, when PISA results are published, the world’s media focuses on countries’ rankings in mathematics, reading and science performance. Often, what is lost in the subsequent national-level soulsearching about how to improve student... |
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No. 83 | 16 Apr 2018 |
How has Internet use changed between 2012 and 2015?
In the growing world of digital technology everything is about speed: computer processors have doubled their performance every two years for decades; the future 5G mobile phone generation is predicted to be about 100 times faster than the current 4G... |
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No. 77 | 31 Oct 2017 |
How does PISA measure students’ ability to collaborate?
Solving unfamiliar problems on one’s own is important, but in today’s increasingly interconnected world, people are often required to collaborate in order to achieve their goals. Teamwork has numerous benefits, from a diverse range of opinions to... |
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No. 101 | 08 Oct 2019 |
How does PISA define and measure reading literacy?
Every three years, the education community around the world eagerly awaits the release of the latest results from PISA. In addition to student proficiency in reading, mathematics and science, this December will see the publication of results on... |
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No. 66 | 15 Nov 2016 |
How does PISA assess science literacy?
The most recent round of the assessment, PISA 2015, focused on 15-year-olds’ science literacy, defined as “the ability to engage with science-related issues, and with the ideas of science, as a reflective citizen”. To succeed on the PISA science... |
PISA in Focus
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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...
Is there a generational divide in environmental optimism?
Francesco Avvisati
24 Apr 2019
Problems associated with the environment loom large over the future well-being of young generations. A previous issue of PISA in Focus (PISA in Focus 87) shows that in 2015 many 15-year-old students believed that the future – their future – was going...
Is spending more hours in class better for learning?
OECD
25 Aug 2015
Regardless of the type of school attended (public or private, advantaged or disadvantaged), 15-year-old students spent more time in mathematics lessons in 2012 than in 2003. The average amount of time spent in mathematics classes varies by more than...
Is memorisation a good strategy for learning mathematics?
OECD
18 Mar 2016
Fewer 15-year-olds in East Asian countries reported that they use memorisation than did 15‑year‑olds in some of the English-speaking countries to whom they are often compared. In no PISA-participating education system did boys report more intensive...
In which countries do the most highly qualified and experienced teachers teach in the most difficult schools?
Francesco Avvisati
11 Jun 2018
Teachers are the most important school resource. In every country, teachers’ salaries and training represent the greatest share of expenditure on education; and this investment in teachers can have significant returns. Research shows that being...
In which countries and schools do disadvantaged students succeed?
Francesco Avvisati
29 Jan 2018
PISA 2015 data show that, on average across OECD countries, as many as three out of four students from the lowest quarter of socio-economic status reach, at best, only the baseline level of proficiency (Level 2) in reading, mathematics or science....
Improving Performance: Leading from the Bottom
OECD
01 Mar 2011
Since the PISA 2000 and 2009 surveys both focused on reading, one can track in detail how student reading performance has changed over that period. Among the 26 OECD countries with comparable results in both assessments, Chile, Germany, Hungary,...
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...
How socio-economics plays into students learning on their own
Miyako Ikeda and Alfonso Echazarra
22 Sept 2021
Most students have the beliefs and dispositions to help them cope and learn in challenging situations. The current pandemic has been ongoing since early 2020. This has affected ways in which teaching and learning are organised. Schools have had to...
How much of a problem is bullying at school?
OECD
18 Jul 2017
For the first time, the 2015 round of PISA collected data on students’ exposure to bullying. These data show that bullying is widespread. On average across OECD countries, around 11% of students reported that they are frequently (at least a few times...
How much do 15-year-olds learn over one year of schooling?
Francesco Avvisati
20 Oct 2021
In 2020 and 2021, schooling, like many other aspects of life, has been heavily affected by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. During periods of school closure, education systems and schools have often been quick to organise remote support for...
How is students’ motivation related to their performance and anxiety?
Jeffrey Mo
15 Jan 2019
PISA has extensively measured student achievement for over 15 years. But cognitive performance is only one aspect of success at school; another is general well-being. The PISA 2015 questionnaire included a comprehensive section on student well-being...
How is participation in sports related to students’ performance and well-being?
Judit Pál
10 Jul 2018
Sports play a vital role in students’ life. Playing sports on a regular basis can reduce the risks of obesity, anxiety disorders, low self-esteem and bullying among adolescents, and it can help them live a more active and healthy life as adults. But...
How is Equity in Resource Allocation Related to Student Performance?
OECD
01 Oct 2014
How educational resources are allocated is just as important as the amount of resources available. High-performing countries and economies tend to allocate resources more equitably across socio-economically advantaged and disadvantaged schools. Among...
How have schools changed over the past decade?
OECD
01 Jun 2015
The quantity and quality of resources available to schools improved significantly between 2003 and 2012, on average across OECD countries. Greater financial investments in education provided schools with better teaching staff, instructional materials...
How has Student Performance Evolved Over Time?
OECD
01 Jan 2015
Every three years, when PISA results are published, the world’s media focuses on countries’ rankings in mathematics, reading and science performance. Often, what is lost in the subsequent national-level soulsearching about how to improve student...
How has Internet use changed between 2012 and 2015?
Alfonso Echazarra
16 Apr 2018
In the growing world of digital technology everything is about speed: computer processors have doubled their performance every two years for decades; the future 5G mobile phone generation is predicted to be about 100 times faster than the current 4G...
How does PISA measure students’ ability to collaborate?
Jeffrey Mo
31 Oct 2017
Solving unfamiliar problems on one’s own is important, but in today’s increasingly interconnected world, people are often required to collaborate in order to achieve their goals. Teamwork has numerous benefits, from a diverse range of opinions to...
How does PISA define and measure reading literacy?
Jeffrey Mo
08 Oct 2019
Every three years, the education community around the world eagerly awaits the release of the latest results from PISA. In addition to student proficiency in reading, mathematics and science, this December will see the publication of results on...
How does PISA assess science literacy?
OECD
15 Nov 2016
The most recent round of the assessment, PISA 2015, focused on 15-year-olds’ science literacy, defined as “the ability to engage with science-related issues, and with the ideas of science, as a reflective citizen”. To succeed on the PISA science...