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Direct linkPiacentini, Mario – Childhood Education, 2017
In 2014, an international, interdisciplinary group of experts came together under the auspices of the PISA Governing Board to consider a novel question: can an international assessment evaluate, the global competence of 15-year-old students? The experts recognized the need for data to understand how well students are prepared for life in…
Descriptors: Global Approach, Cross Cultural Studies, International Assessment, Achievement Tests
OECD Publishing, 2021
The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) assesses the extent to which 15-year-old students near the end of their compulsory education have acquired the knowledge and skills essential for full participation in modern societies. The assessment does not just ascertain whether students can reproduce knowledge; it also examines…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries
Subramaniam, Mega M.; Ahn, June; Fleischmann, Kenneth R.; Druin, Allison – Library Quarterly, 2012
In recent years, many technological interventions have surfaced, such as virtual worlds, games, and digital labs, that aspire to link young people's interest in media technology and social networks to learning about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) areas. Despite the tremendous interest surrounding young people and STEM education,…
Descriptors: Young Adults, School Libraries, Social Networks, Information Scientists
Download full textTurner, Ross – Australian Mathematics Teacher, 2011
In August 2010, ACER held its annual conference in Melbourne. The theme of the 2010 conference--"Teaching Mathematics? Make It Count"--was chosen to highlight that mathematics education is an area of high priority in Australia. In the author's own presentation to the conference, he outlined research into an area that he believes is very…
Descriptors: Individual Characteristics, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Cognitive Processes
Preparing Teachers and Developing School Leaders for the 21st Century: Lessons from around the World
Schleicher, Andreas, Ed. – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
Results from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD's) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) have shown that the degree to which education systems succeed in equipping students with important foundation skills varies significantly. Since the quality of teaching is at the heart of student learning…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Teacher Supply and Demand, Unions, Educational Change
Ananiadou, Katerina; Claro, Magdalean – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2009
This paper discusses issues related to the teaching and assessment of 21st century skills and competencies in OECD countries drawing on the findings of a questionnaire study and other relevant background material such as white papers or curriculum documents. Although all OECD countries were invited to participate in the questionnaire survey,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, International Education
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2007
Developed jointly by OECD member countries through the OECD's Directorate for Education, the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) aims to measure how far students approaching the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills essential for full participation in the knowledge society. The assessment is…
Descriptors: Knowledge Level, Relevance (Education), Outcomes of Education, Skill Development
