Most parents know, instinctively, that spending more time with their children and being actively involved in their … education will give their children a good head-start in life. But as many parents have to juggle competing demands at work and … at home, there never seems to be enough time. Often, too, parents are reluctant to offer to help their children with …

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 …

conducted by the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). PISA assesses the extent to which students near … Glance provides easily accessible data on the some of the main issues analysed in the full report: What students know and can … do: How do students compare in the knowledge and skills they show at school? Which countries are the best performers …

to which students and schools with different socio-economic backgrounds have access to similar educational resources, and … and different aspects of socio-economic background. Chapter 4 compares the performance of students with an immigrant … background with the performance of other students. Chapter 5 analyses the impact of socio-economic background of schools on …

reading. It shows reading literacy levels of students aged 15, in 32 countries, in terms of how well they can use written …