What are students like as learners as they near the end of compulsory education? The answer matters greatly, not only … learners. This report analyses the results, focusing on students’ motivation, self-beliefs and use of various learning …

effective in fostering students’ sense of belonging and participation in school? These questions are of great concern to … information on students’ literacy skills, but also on their attitudes and values, their social backgrounds, and on important …

curriculum. The assessment looked at students abilities to identify problems in various settings, to choose relevant information … area and what countries with lower performance levels can learn from those whose students do well. It also provides …