, corporate trainers, students and researchers interested in design and facilitation of online learning for a global audience … of new environments on children's language ability: a case study / Ursula Thomas -- Using literacy response activities … with early childhood English language learners and immigrant students / Erin M. Casey -- Building on what they bring …

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 …

Across OECD countries, almost one in every five students does not reach a basic minimum level of skills. In addition …, students from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds are twice as likely to be low performers. Lack of fairness and inclusion … all children succeed in their schooling. …

will also learn how students reacted to the electronic questionnaire and how it compared with pencil-and-paper tests. In … general, there were no group differences across test methods buts students enjoyed the computer-based test more than the paper …

This sixth volume of PISA 2009 results explores students’ use of information technologies to learn. For PISA 2009, the …

is possible, and provides students, parents, policy makers and other education stakeholders insights into what enables …Many socio-economically disadvantaged students excel in PISA. Students who succeed at school despite a disadvantaged … background -- resilient students -- are the focus of Against the Odds. The report shows that overcoming barriers to achievement …

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 …