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Successful education systems are able to guarantee that all students succeed at high levels. Across OECD countries …, around 60% of the overall, country-level variation in student performance can be traced to differences in how well students …
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of parents who consider academic achievement very important score 46 points higher in mathematics than the children of …When choosing a school for their child, parents in all participating countries value academic achievement highly; but … they are often even more concerned about the safety and environment of the school and the school’s reputation. The children …
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In 2012, 15-year-old students spent over two hours on line each day, on average across OECD countries. The most common …% of students doing one of these every day or almost every day. Students who spent more than six hours per day on line … average across OECD countries, 7% of students spend this much time on line during a typical weekday. …
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This book presents the results of the project on young adults with low levels of education, conducted jointly by the OECD and the Canadian Policy Research Networks. It examines the extent to which young men and women with low levels of education are marginalized, the role family background plays...
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This report uses recent economic modelling to relate cognitive skills – as measured by PISA and other international instruments – to economic growth, demonstrating that relatively small improvements to labour force skills can largely impact the future well-being of a nation. The report also...
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Value-added estimates are a significant improvement upon measures of school performance currently used in most education systems across OECD countries. They provide a fundamentally more accurate and valuable quantitative basis for school improvement planning, policy development and for enacting...
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This book presents the results of the project on Young Adults with Low Levels of Education, conducted jointly by the OECD and the Canadian Policy Research Networks. It examines the extent to which young men and women with low levels of education are marginalised, the role family background plays...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012443530
More and more adults are earning a tertiary qualification, but not all tertiary degrees have the same value on the labour market. In general, postgraduate degrees such as master’s and doctoral degrees are associated with higher employment rates and earnings than bachelor’s degrees. Labour...
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Levels of educational attainment do not only vary among countries, but also within them. In many countries, people with tertiary education – usually the most skilled people – are more highly represented in the capital region. Regional employment rates in many countries vary more widely among...
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