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 …

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 …

, parents and students struggle to determine the merits of shorter or longer school days or school years, how much time should … how students use learning time, both in and out of school. What are the ideal conditions to ensure that students use their … learning time efficiently? What can schools do to maximise the learning that occurs during the limited amount of time students …