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Instructional Practices and Science Performance of 10 Top-Performing Regions in PISA 2015
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Lau, Kwok-chi; Lam, Terence Yuk-ping – International Journal of Science Education, 2017
This study analysed 10 top-performing regions in PISA 2015 on their science performances and instructional practices. The regions include Singapore, Japan, Estonia, Taipei, Finland, Macao, Canada, Hong Kong, China and Korea. The science performances of the 10 regions and their teaching practices are described and compared. The construct of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Science Achievement
The Deepest Learners: What PISA Can Reveal about the Learning That Matters
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Rothman, Robert – Alliance for Excellent Education, 2013
Based on data released December 3, 2013, from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this Alliance for Excellent Education report reveals that the United States struggles to produce top performers in reading, math, and science at the rates of its international peers. These students, who the report calls the "deepest…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
Language Negotiations Indigenous Students Navigate when Learning Science
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Chigeza, Philemon – Australian Journal of Indigenous Education, 2008
This paper reports on implications of a research study with a group of 44 Indigenous middle school students learning the science concepts of energy and force. We found the concepts of energy and force need to be taught in English as we failed to find common comparable abstract concepts in the students' diverse Indigenous languages. Three…
Descriptors: Indigenous Populations, Science Achievement, English (Second Language), Middle School Students