Explaining Student Performance - OECD

Explaining Student Performance Evidence from the international PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS surveys Final Report November 2005 Explaining Student Performance Evidence from the international PISA, TIMSS and PIRLS surveys Jens Henrik Haahr with Thomas Kibak Nielsen, Martin Eggert Hansen and S ren Teglgaard Jakobsen This study was carried out on behalf of the European Commission s Directorate-General for education and Culture. Views expressed represent exclusively the positions of the authors and do not necessarily correspond to those of the European Commission. 1 Contents Index ..2 1. Executive 4 education Systems and Basic 4 Student Background Characteristics and Basic 10 School Characteristics and Basic Skills .. 13 Individual Student Characteristics and Basic 17 New Analysis and Data Collection 19 2. 22 22 Scope of the 24 Approach and 32 3. A Framework for Analysing Basic Skills education Outcomes.

The analysis suggests that a high degree of competitiveness in national education systems (in the form of the widespread use of tests for advancing to the next level of schooling and of entry exams) may facilitate high levels of basic skills among students. However, in highly competitive education systems (Hong Kong • student performance.

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