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 …

This sixth volume of PISA 2012 results examines 15-year-old students’ performance in financial literacy in the 18 … to students’ and their families’ background and to students’ mathematics and reading skills. The volume also explores … students’ access to money and their experience with financial matters. In addition, it provides an overview of the current …

This first volume of PISA 2012 results summarises the performance of students in PISA 2012. It describes how … performance is defined, measured and reported, and then provides results from the assessment, showing what students are able to do … relationship between the frequency and intensity of students’ exposure to subject content in school, what is known as “opportunity …

Are students well prepared to meet the challenges of the future? Can they analyse, reason and communicate their ideas … are evaluated: problem solving and financial literacy. Students respond to a background questionnaire and, as an option … the parents through a third optional questionnaire. Sixty-six countries and economies, including all 34 OECD member …

While enrolment in tertiary education has increased dramatically over the past decades, many university-aged students … further education, it is equally important to ensure that students’ expectations are well-aligned with their actual abilities …. Grade Expectations: How Marks and Education Policies Shape Students' Ambitions reveals some of the factors that influence …

phishing emails. What the PISA 21st-century readers report reveals is that students’ access to digital technologies and … training on how to use them greatly vary between countries and students’ socio-economic profiles. This report explores how 15 …-year-old students are developing reading skills to navigate the technology-rich 21st century. It sheds light on potential …