learning. Teachers tend to give girls and socio-economically advantaged students better school marks, even if they don’t have … better performance and attitudes than boys and socio-economically disadvantaged students. It seems that marks not only … measure students’ progress in school, they also indicate the skills, behaviours, habits and attitudes that are valued in …

The percentage of students who expect to complete university is highest in Korea (80%) and lowest in Latvia (25%). Many … high-performing students do not expect to go to university, representing potentially lost talent to an economy and society … while many low-performing students think they will make it to university, even if their current performance suggests they …

Students in OECD countries are expected to receive a total of 7 751 hours of instruction on average during their …

Most students enjoy orderly classrooms for their language-of-instruction lessons. Socio-economically disadvantaged … students are less likely to enjoy orderly classrooms than advantaged students. Orderly classrooms – regardless of the school …

Today’s university students are drawn from a highly diverse set of backgrounds. Students appear in various guises as … employment. In many countries students are paying more for their university education, and expect high levels of standards and … service. Universities are institutions with multiple roles, and must balance the needs and demands of their students with the …