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 …

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 …

children of immigrants. Who are the children of immigrants? What do they know and what can they do? How do they differ from … other students? Do they approach school and learning in a different way? It examines more closely the issue of assessment … language proficiency among immigrant students and its possible impact on cognitive outcomes in PISA. It explores the effect of …

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 …

educational performance for 41 countries collected in 2003, together with students’ responses to the PISA 2003 questionnaires and …

Knowledge and Skills for Life assesses how far students near the end of compulsory education (15-year-olds) have … in levels of knowledge and skills between students, schools and countries. The extent to which the socio …-economic background of students and schools affects student performance varies. Some countries have managed to mitigate the influence of …

in students’ backgrounds. Countries covered: Canada, England, Finland, France, the Netherlands and Sweden. …

conceptual underpinnings of PISA 2003 assessments. Within each assessment area, the volume defines the content students need to …