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Direct linkOECD Publishing, 2016
In some situations, memorisation is useful, even necessary. It can give students enough concrete facts on which to reflect; it can limit anxiety by reducing mathematics to a set of simple facts, rules and procedures; and it can help to develop fluency with numbers early in a child's development, before the child is asked to tackle more complex…
Descriptors: Memorization, Mathematics, Learning Strategies, Gender Differences
Download full textUNICEF, 2019
The gap between the levels of learning that education systems are providing and what children, communities and economies need, is growing. The breadth and depth of this learning crisis constitute the greatest global challenge to preparing children and adolescents for life, work and active citizenship. The lesson of the learning crisis is clear:…
Descriptors: Educational Needs, Student Needs, Educational Quality, Educational Methods
Graduate Management Admission Council, 2019
The Corporate Recruiters Survey provides an overview of current employer hiring demand for MBA and business master's graduates and examines hiring practices and trends by industry and world region. The Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), together with survey partners MBA Career Services and Employer Alliance (MBA CSEA), EFMD, and…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, College Graduates, Business Administration Education, Business Schools
Peer reviewedMamedova, Saida; Sparks, Dinah; Hoyer, Kathleen Mulvaney – National Center for Education Statistics, 2017
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conducted the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), a multi-domain adult skills assessment with an extensive background questionnaire, in 2012. PIAAC is a global effort to understand how individuals' education, workplace experiences, and other…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies
National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
This paper provides Appendix D, Standard Error tables, for the full report, entitled. "Literacy, Numeracy, and Problem Solving in Technology-Rich Environments among U.S. Adults: Results from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies 2012. First Look. NCES 2014-008." The full report presents results of the Program…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Adults, Numeracy, Mathematics Skills
Dana Kelly; Holly Xie; Christine Winquist Nord; Frank Jenkins; Jessica Ying Chan; David Kastberg – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a system of international assessments that allows countries to compare outcomes of learning as students near the end of compulsory schooling. PISA core assessments measure the performance of 15-year-old students in mathematics, science, and reading literacy every 3 years. Coordinated by…
Descriptors: Student Evaluation, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, Academic Achievement
Goodman, Madeline; Finnegan, Robert; Mohadjer, Leyla; Krenzke, Tom; Hogan, Jacquie – National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
The Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC) is a cyclical, large scale study of adult skills and life experience focusing on education and employment that was developed and organized by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). In the United States, the study was conducted in 2011-12 with a…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Numeracy, Foreign Countries, Cross Cultural Studies
National Center for Education Statistics, 2013
"PISA 2012 Data Tables, Figures, and Exhibits" is a companion publication to the report entitled: "Performance of U.S. 15-Year-Old Students in Mathematics, Science, and Reading Literacy in an International Context. First Look at PISA 2012. NCES 2014-024". PISA 2012 assessed students' mathematics, reading, and science literacy.…
Descriptors: International Programs, Student Evaluation, Standardized Tests, Mathematics Achievement
