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Showing 1 to 12 of 12 for “"Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA)"”.
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An alternate approach to educational reform in the United Arab Emirates : exploring students' motivation through PISA 2012
… OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] For over a decade, the public education system in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has engaged in educational reform with varying degrees of success. The reform initiatives mainly targeted administrative, curricular and instructional areas. However, …
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Long-Term Effects of Birth Related Leave on Academic Achievement
… on the effects of birth related leave on some form of child health but not academic performance. Using the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 component scores as outcome variables, OLS regressions were performed on 15 to 16 year old students for 12 European countries to …
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The Supply of Female Scientists Conundrum: An International Study Exploring the Predictors of Females' Intentions to Major in Science Postsecondary Education
<p>The goal of this study was to perform an exploratory analysis of a comprehensive list of independent variables identified from literature to determine which, if any, are effective predictors in forecasting a female’s intention to study science postsecondary. This is likely to be indicative of …
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Aprendendo a ler o Pisa: avaliação ou produção de saberes?
… as avaliações em larga escala, especificamente o Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa). Este exame é realizado trienalmente pela OCDE abarcando três “áreas do conhecimento”: Leitura, Matemática e Ciências. Centramos nossas análises nos relatórios brasileiros referentes à aplicação …
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Cultural Differences in Teacher-Student Relationships Between the U.S. And Mexico and Its Impact on Sense of Belonging and Academic Outcomes
… countries. This study examines how teacher-student relationship quality influences students' sense of belonging in schools across the U.S. and Mexico, and how these effects vary by students’ immigration status. Additionally, the study reiterates the influences of sense of belonging at school …
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How does a mastery style of teaching in mathematics lead to deeper understanding and sustained levels of attainment?
The National Centre for the Excellence in Teaching of Mathematics (NCETM) continues to promote the approach known as ‘mastery’ to schools in England to develop deeper understanding and sustained learning. England has emulated the approach from countries which have scored highly in the Programme for …
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School Choice Overseas: Are Parents Citizens or Consumers?
… children in primary and secondary schools in foreign countries even though Korean schools demonstrate high performance as confirmed by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) Report. Using Hirschman's (1970) framework of "exit" and "voice," this study investigated …
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Why do countries join international literacy assessments? an actor-network theory analysis with case studies from Lao PDR and Mongolia.
International assessments are a growing educational phenomenon around the world, increasingly picking up in lower and middle income countries and entering the space of global educational governance (Fenwick et al. 2014). Following the success of the OECD’s first international assessments, the …
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The Global Governance of Education through the OECD’S PISA and TALIS Programme: The Case of England
… national policy by examining the impacts of one international body, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), on education policy in England. The OECD’s comparative statistics have established the organisation as a key international actor in education governance, its …
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Studying the impact of algebraic intervention in early middle school
Connell, Norval The latest results of an international exam (Programme for International Student Assessment - PISA) given to teenagers ranked the USA ninth in reading and 38th in math literacy out of 79 countries and economies. The United States had a smaller-than-average share of top-performing …
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PISA for development and its impact on education policy and development in Cambodia
… Assembly in 2015, SDG4 serves as a blueprint for developing countries to achieve a more equitable and sustainable future. In 2016, UNESCO established a steering committee, comprising UNESCO, UNICEF, the World Bank, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), to …
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Issues in the Interpretation of PISA in Ireland: A Study of the Content and Design of PISA with Comparative Analyses of the Junior Certificate Examinations and TIMSS (1 Volume)
The results of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) have been the subject of attention in media reports and ministerial speeches in Ireland since 2001. Yet, to date, there has been no examination of the appropriateness of the data it yields to inform educational policy. …