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The Learning Gain over One School Year among 15-Year-Olds: An Analysis of PISA Data for Austria and Scotland (United Kingdom). OECD Education Working Papers, No. 249
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Avvisati, Francesco; Givord, Pauline – OECD Publishing, 2021
This paper compares the learning gain over one year of schooling among 15-year-old students in Austria and Scotland (United Kingdom). Common metrics for reading, mathematics and science learning, as established by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), are used. In order to overcome the limitations of a cross-sectional,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains
The Role of International Benchmarking in the Convergence/Divergence of European Education
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Mihaljevic Kosor, Maja; Pavicic, Jurica; Alfirevic, Nikša – Palgrave Studies on Leadership and Learning in Teacher Education, 2020
In this chapter, the authors analyse and discuss conceptual and methodological issues related to international benchmarking and its effect on educational policy and practice in selected European countries. Benchmarking is viewed as a process of comparing educational outcomes in schooling systems, identifying strengths and weaknesses and serving as…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Benchmarking, Educational Improvement, Outcomes of Education
The Contribution of PISA to the Convergence of Education Policies in Europe
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Michel, Alain – European Journal of Education, 2017
The international comparative studies on students' outcomes have initiated analyses that have had a growing influence on national and sub-national education policies in industrialised and developing countries. It is particularly the case of the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) which started in 2000 and has organised…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Policy Formation, Outcomes of Education, Achievement Tests
Benchmarking London in the PISA Rankings
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Jerrim, John; Wyness, Gill – London Review of Education, 2016
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an important international study of 15-year-olds' academic achievement. Although PISA has traditionally been used to draw comparisons across countries, there is growing interest in the production of regional (i.e. city,state, or provincial level) results. In this paper we present the…
Descriptors: Benchmarking, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment
Standards in Literacy and Numeracy: Contributing Factors
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Meeks, Linda; Kemp, Coral; Stephenson, Jennifer – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014
The establishment of international testing regimes such as the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has provided one way for individual countries to monitor the effectiveness of their educational…
Descriptors: Literacy, Numeracy, Academic Standards, Academic Achievement
Benchmarking the Performance of Bhutanese Students with the Performance of the Students from the OECD's PISA Countries
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Tshering, Gembo; Prain, Vaughan – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2011
Setting international benchmarks for education systems of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries is one of the goals of the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). However, some countries are not able to participate in PISA, despite their desire to set international benchmarks for their…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Test Items, Comparative Education, Numeracy