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No. 81 | 07 Feb 2018 |
What do science teachers find most satisfying about their work?
Teachers play a vital role in the lives of their students. They impart knowledge, provide pastoral care, act as role models and, above all, create an environment that’s conducive to learning. But teaching is fraught with numerous challenges that... |
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No. 82 | 19 Mar 2018 |
How do the performance and well-being of students with an immigrant background compare across countries?
The ability of societies to preserve social cohesion in the presence of large migration flows depends on their capacity to integrate immigrants. Education can help immigrants acquire skills and contribute to the host-country economy; it can also... |
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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. 84 | 15 May 2018 |
What kinds of activities are common among teenagers who work well with others?
Schools are not just four walls inside of which students learn how to read, write and think. Schools provide a venue where young people meet each other, and where they develop relationships and friendships that may last for decades. At school,... |
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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. 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. 87 | 30 Aug 2018 |
Have 15-year-olds become “greener” over the years?
Many (bad) things have happened to our planet since PISA asked students about the environment more than a decade ago. The global temperature increased, glaciers continued to melt, coral reefs became increasingly endangered, sea levels rose about 3... |
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No. 88 | 18 Sept 2018 |
How are school performance and school climate related to teachers’ experience?
Research studies indicate that experienced teachers are more effective, but also suggest multiple explanations why this might be the case – whether because teachers gain valuable skills on the job and through formal professional development... |
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No. 89 | 23 Oct 2018 |
Can equity in education foster social mobility?
Equity is a fundamental value and guiding principle of education policy and practice, but it is not necessarily actualised in schools and education systems around the world. There are large variations across PISA-participating countries and economies... |
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No. 90 | 19 Nov 2018 |
How do science teachers teach science - and does it matter?
Much ink has been spilled debating the merits of different science-teaching practices. Proponents of enquiry-based science teaching argue that this approach exposes students to the procedures used by professional scientists, while the proponents of... |
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No. 91 | 11 Dec 2018 |
PISA for Development
Building on the experience of working with middle-income countries in PISA since 2000, and in an effort to respond to the emerging demand for PISA to cater to a wider range of countries, the OECD launched the PISA for Development (PISA-D) initiative... |
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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. 93 | 26 Feb 2019 |
Why don’t more girls choose to pursue a science career?
When new PISA data are published, many researchers around the world analyse them with the aim of shedding light on all sorts of questions. One question in search of an answer: why are women under-represented in science, technology, engineering and... |
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No. 94 | 12 Mar 2019 |
Does attending a rural school make a difference in how and what you learn?
The rural education landscape once consisted of one-room schools where a single teacher educated, took care of and supervised students of diverse ages. While multi-grade teaching is still common in many schools, particularly in primary education,... |
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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. 96 | 15 May 2019 |
How are school-choice policies related to social diversity in schools?
In almost all school systems, students are assigned to public schools based, at least partly, on their home address. Through this policy, students are typically assigned to the school closest to their home. The main objective may be to avoid long and... |
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No. 97 | 11 Jun 2019 |
Does greater social diversity in schools have an impact on equity in learning outcomes?
A student’s performance in school is influenced by personal characteristics, but also, amongst other influences, by those of his or her schoolmates. Schoolmates can motivate and help each other overcome learning difficulties; but they can also... |
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No. 98 | 09 Jul 2019 |
Do parents of 15-year-olds know many of their child’s school friends and their parents?
Parents often establish fruitful relationships with teachers, students and other parents at their child’s school. By doing so, they might gain new friends and help their child’s academic career; but more crucially, they may contribute indirectly to... |
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No. 99 | 27 Aug 2019 |
Can academic performance help disadvantaged students to achieve upward educational mobility?
During the past century, access to education increased in countries all over the world. Up until the early decades of the 20th century, people attended school for only a few years. Towards the end of the century, adults in high-income countries... |
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No. 100 | 17 Sept 2019 |
Have students’ feelings of belonging at school waned over time?
Most adolescents desire strong social ties and value acceptance, care and support from others. Many adolescents find friends and caring adults among members of the school community. As students go through a decisive period of their lives, discovering... |
PISA in Focus
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What do science teachers find most satisfying about their work?
Tarek Mostafa
07 Feb 2018
Teachers play a vital role in the lives of their students. They impart knowledge, provide pastoral care, act as role models and, above all, create an environment that’s conducive to learning. But teaching is fraught with numerous challenges that...
How do the performance and well-being of students with an immigrant background compare across countries?
Francesca Borgonovi
19 Mar 2018
The ability of societies to preserve social cohesion in the presence of large migration flows depends on their capacity to integrate immigrants. Education can help immigrants acquire skills and contribute to the host-country economy; it can also...
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...
What kinds of activities are common among teenagers who work well with others?
Jeffrey Mo
15 May 2018
Schools are not just four walls inside of which students learn how to read, write and think. Schools provide a venue where young people meet each other, and where they develop relationships and friendships that may last for decades. At school,...
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...
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...
Have 15-year-olds become “greener” over the years?
Alfonso Echazarra
30 Aug 2018
Many (bad) things have happened to our planet since PISA asked students about the environment more than a decade ago. The global temperature increased, glaciers continued to melt, coral reefs became increasingly endangered, sea levels rose about 3...
How are school performance and school climate related to teachers’ experience?
Francesco Avvisati
18 Sept 2018
Research studies indicate that experienced teachers are more effective, but also suggest multiple explanations why this might be the case – whether because teachers gain valuable skills on the job and through formal professional development...
Can equity in education foster social mobility?
Daniel Salinas
23 Oct 2018
Equity is a fundamental value and guiding principle of education policy and practice, but it is not necessarily actualised in schools and education systems around the world. There are large variations across PISA-participating countries and economies...
How do science teachers teach science - and does it matter?
Tarek Mostafa
19 Nov 2018
Much ink has been spilled debating the merits of different science-teaching practices. Proponents of enquiry-based science teaching argue that this approach exposes students to the procedures used by professional scientists, while the proponents of...
PISA for Development
Michael Ward
11 Dec 2018
Building on the experience of working with middle-income countries in PISA since 2000, and in an effort to respond to the emerging demand for PISA to cater to a wider range of countries, the OECD launched the PISA for Development (PISA-D) initiative...
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...
Why don’t more girls choose to pursue a science career?
Tarek Mostafa
26 Feb 2019
When new PISA data are published, many researchers around the world analyse them with the aim of shedding light on all sorts of questions. One question in search of an answer: why are women under-represented in science, technology, engineering and...
Does attending a rural school make a difference in how and what you learn?
Alfonso Echazarra and Thomas Radinger
12 Mar 2019
The rural education landscape once consisted of one-room schools where a single teacher educated, took care of and supervised students of diverse ages. While multi-grade teaching is still common in many schools, particularly in primary education,...
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...
How are school-choice policies related to social diversity in schools?
Pauline Givord
15 May 2019
In almost all school systems, students are assigned to public schools based, at least partly, on their home address. Through this policy, students are typically assigned to the school closest to their home. The main objective may be to avoid long and...
Does greater social diversity in schools have an impact on equity in learning outcomes?
Pauline Givord
11 Jun 2019
A student’s performance in school is influenced by personal characteristics, but also, amongst other influences, by those of his or her schoolmates. Schoolmates can motivate and help each other overcome learning difficulties; but they can also...
Do parents of 15-year-olds know many of their child’s school friends and their parents?
Alfonso Echazarra
09 Jul 2019
Parents often establish fruitful relationships with teachers, students and other parents at their child’s school. By doing so, they might gain new friends and help their child’s academic career; but more crucially, they may contribute indirectly to...
Can academic performance help disadvantaged students to achieve upward educational mobility?
Daniel Salinas
27 Aug 2019
During the past century, access to education increased in countries all over the world. Up until the early decades of the 20th century, people attended school for only a few years. Towards the end of the century, adults in high-income countries...
Have students’ feelings of belonging at school waned over time?
Francesco Avvisati
17 Sept 2019
Most adolescents desire strong social ties and value acceptance, care and support from others. Many adolescents find friends and caring adults among members of the school community. As students go through a decisive period of their lives, discovering...