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No. 38 | 01 Apr 2014 |
Are 15-Year-Olds Creative Problem-solvers?
To do well on PISA’s first assessment of creative problem-solving skills, students need to be open to novelty, tolerate doubt and uncertainty, and dare to use intuition to initiate a solution. Just because a student performs well in core school... |
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No. 113 | 04 May 2021 |
Are 15-year-olds prepared to deal with fake news and misinformation?
Digital technologies have changed how people interact with information. PISA data shows that 15-year-olds increasingly read online to fulfil information needs (e.g. online news versus newspapers). At the same time, technological changes in the... |
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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. 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. 43 | 01 Sept 2014 |
Are Disadvantaged Students more Likely to Repeat Grades?
One in eight students across OECD countries has repeated a grade at least once before the age of 15. Many countries reduced the rate of grade repetition between 2003 and 2012. One in five disadvantaged 15-year-olds has repeated a grade. Even among... |
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No. 39 | 01 May 2014 |
Are Grouping and Selecting Students for Different Schools Related to Students' Motivation to Learn?
On average across OECD countries, students who are highly motivated to learn mathematics because they believe it will help them later on score better in mathematics – by the equivalent of half a year of schooling – than students who are not highly... |
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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. 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. 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. 63 | 20 Jun 2016 |
Are disadvantaged students given equal opportunities to learn mathematics?
Some 65% of socio-economically advantaged students reported that they know well or have often heard of the concept of quadratic function, on average across OECD countries; but only 43% of disadvantaged students so reported. On average across OECD... |
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No. 62 | 24 May 2016 |
Are low performers missing learning opportunities?
In almost every country and economy that participated in PISA 2012, low performers showed less perseverance than better-performing students. For instance, about 32% of low performers said they give up on solving problems easily compared to only 13%... |
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No. 71 | 19 Apr 2017 |
Are students happy?
Schools are not only places where students acquire academic skills; they are also social environments where children can develop the social and emotional competencies that they need to thrive. Yet despite the global interest in students’ well-being,... |
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No. 120 | 08 Dec 2022 |
Are students ready to take on environmental challenges?
The world demands bold action to meet the global goal of zero net emissions by 2050. Young people will experience the consequences of climate change more directly during their lifetime than any previous generation in recent history. Education can... |
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No. 119 | 25 Oct 2022 |
Are students trying hard to succeed in PISA?
Many students view PISA as a low-stakes assessment. Their lack of willingness to give the assessment “their all” is reflected in students’ performance. Boys are often disengaged, resulting in low test performance. Disengagement should be measured in... |
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No. 104 | 25 Feb 2020 |
Are students’ career expectations aligned with their skills?
Adolescence is a period when young people start to prepare for adult life. Teenagers have to make important decisions relevant to their working lives later on, such as what field of study or type of education they will pursue. But young people often... |
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No. 64 | 12 Jul 2016 |
Are there differences in how advantaged and disadvantaged students use the Internet?
Even when all students, including the most disadvantaged, have easy access to the Internet,a digital divide, based on socio-economic status, still persists in how students use technology. In the five Nordic countries, as well as in Hong Kong-China,... |
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No. 112 | 08 Apr 2021 |
Can a growth mindset help disadvantaged students close the gap?
Why do certain students thrive when facing adversity while others languish? In the mindset theory, growth mindset is opposed to fixed mindset, and could explain why some people fulfil their potential and others do not. With the COVID pandemic... |
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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. 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. 57 | 16 Nov 2015 |
Can schools help to integrate immigrants?
Only in some countries is a larger proportion of immigrant students in schools related to lower student performance – and this relationship is mostly explained by the concentration of disadvantaged students in these schools. Immigrant students from... |
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Are 15-Year-Olds Creative Problem-solvers?
OCDE
01 Apr 2014
To do well on PISA’s first assessment of creative problem-solving skills, students need to be open to novelty, tolerate doubt and uncertainty, and dare to use intuition to initiate a solution. Just because a student performs well in core school...
Are 15-year-olds prepared to deal with fake news and misinformation?
Javier Suarez-Alvarez
04 May 2021
Digital technologies have changed how people interact with information. PISA data shows that 15-year-olds increasingly read online to fulfil information needs (e.g. online news versus newspapers). At the same time, technological changes in the...
Are Boys and Girls Ready for the Digital Age?
OCDE
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...
Are Countries Moving Towards More Equitable Education Systems?
OCDE
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...
Are Disadvantaged Students more Likely to Repeat Grades?
OCDE
01 Sept 2014
One in eight students across OECD countries has repeated a grade at least once before the age of 15. Many countries reduced the rate of grade repetition between 2003 and 2012. One in five disadvantaged 15-year-olds has repeated a grade. Even among...
Are Grouping and Selecting Students for Different Schools Related to Students' Motivation to Learn?
OCDE
01 May 2014
On average across OECD countries, students who are highly motivated to learn mathematics because they believe it will help them later on score better in mathematics – by the equivalent of half a year of schooling – than students who are not highly...
Are Large Cities Educational Assets or Liabilities?
OCDE
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...
Are School Vouchers Associated with Equity in Education?
OCDE
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...
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...
Some 65% of socio-economically advantaged students reported that they know well or have often heard of the concept of quadratic function, on average across OECD countries; but only 43% of disadvantaged students so reported. On average across OECD...
Are low performers missing learning opportunities?
OCDE
24 May 2016
In almost every country and economy that participated in PISA 2012, low performers showed less perseverance than better-performing students. For instance, about 32% of low performers said they give up on solving problems easily compared to only 13%...
Are students happy?
OCDE
19 Apr 2017
Schools are not only places where students acquire academic skills; they are also social environments where children can develop the social and emotional competencies that they need to thrive. Yet despite the global interest in students’ well-being,...
Are students ready to take on environmental challenges?
OCDE
08 Dec 2022
The world demands bold action to meet the global goal of zero net emissions by 2050. Young people will experience the consequences of climate change more directly during their lifetime than any previous generation in recent history. Education can...
Are students trying hard to succeed in PISA?
Janine Buchholz
25 Oct 2022
Many students view PISA as a low-stakes assessment. Their lack of willingness to give the assessment “their all” is reflected in students’ performance. Boys are often disengaged, resulting in low test performance. Disengagement should be measured in...
Are students’ career expectations aligned with their skills?
Pauline Givord
25 Feb 2020
Adolescence is a period when young people start to prepare for adult life. Teenagers have to make important decisions relevant to their working lives later on, such as what field of study or type of education they will pursue. But young people often...
Are there differences in how advantaged and disadvantaged students use the Internet?
OCDE
12 Jul 2016
Even when all students, including the most disadvantaged, have easy access to the Internet,a digital divide, based on socio-economic status, still persists in how students use technology. In the five Nordic countries, as well as in Hong Kong-China,...
Can a growth mindset help disadvantaged students close the gap?
Pierre Gouëdard
08 Apr 2021
Why do certain students thrive when facing adversity while others languish? In the mindset theory, growth mindset is opposed to fixed mindset, and could explain why some people fulfil their potential and others do not. With the COVID pandemic...
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...
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...
Can schools help to integrate immigrants?
OCDE
16 Nov 2015
Only in some countries is a larger proportion of immigrant students in schools related to lower student performance – and this relationship is mostly explained by the concentration of disadvantaged students in these schools. Immigrant students from...