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This chapter analyses the performance of Canary Islands students in PISA and draws national and international comparisons, including scores and rankings; distribution of students at proficiency levels; differences in performance between boys and girls, public and private schools, and between immigrant and native students, as well as the impact of socio-economic background on performance. The chapter concludes by listing the main findings of PISA for the Canary Islands.
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This chapter reviews governance and financing of the education system of the Canary Islands. It analyses levels of investment and distribution of resources, trends in spending and teacher wages. It concludes with recommendations for improvement regarding system management, the allocation of resources and the creation of performance incentives for stakeholders in the system.
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This chapter reviews some of the factors which have an influence on unsatisfactory learning outcomes in the Canary Islands. It discusses student motivation, family support and the effectiveness of learning in regular and out-of-school lessons, and important issues such as grade repetition, curriculum, assessment, gender differences and early childhood education. The chapter concludes by listing the review team’s recommendations on students and learning.
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This chapter will present the main points arising from the OECD team’s discussions with key personnel in the education sector on teacher recruitment, preparation and working conditions; a detailed analysis of teacher education and training programmes, both initial and in-service; and the team’s findings and recommendations.
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This chapter will consider Canary Islands schools from three perspectives in which PISA findings are relevant: schools and their communities, school accountability and school autonomy. It will consider school governance and the role, responsibilities, skills, training, recruitment, accountability and autonomy of school principals and School Councils. It will also consider the similarities and differences between public and private schools in the Canary Islands.
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This chapter provides a summary of main findings and recommendations made in each chapter of this report and suggests next steps. It concludes with a summary table of the review team’s recommendations, indicating for each recommendation its importance, timeframe of implementation, whether responsibility lies at regional or national level and links to other recommendations.