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The Potential of Using Formative Assessment to Enhance Academic Achievement in the Confucian-Heritage Culture: A Comparison between Hong Kong and Shanghai
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Xiao, Yangyu; Cai, Yuyang; Ge, Qianwen; Yang, Yan – Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 2023
Formative assessment has been considered an essential concept for motivating and improving learning. However, implementing formative assessment has been confronted with challenges in Confucian-heritage culture (CHC) contexts such as Hong Kong and Shanghai, where the atmosphere of high-stakes tests dominates at policy and classroom levels. Whether…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Confucianism, Academic Achievement, Formative Evaluation
Beyond Group Comparisons: Accounting for Intersectional Sources of Bias in International Survey Measures
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Rujun Xu; James Soland – International Journal of Testing, 2024
International surveys are increasingly being used to understand nonacademic outcomes like math and science motivation, and to inform education policy changes within countries. Such instruments assume that the measure works consistently across countries, ethnicities, and languages--that is, they assume measurement invariance. While studies have…
Descriptors: Surveys, Statistical Bias, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries
The Impact of OECD-PISA Results on Japanese Educational Policy
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Tasaki, Noritomo – European Journal of Education, 2017
The author describes the results of PISA, including those of 2015 and Japan's reaction, as well as their impact. Highly-ranked in PISA, Japan has always tried to improve its education system. The promotion of reading comprehension remains an important issue and low interest and motivation to learn subjects are crucial problems. The author…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, International Organizations, Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests
Low-Performing Students: Why They Fall Behind and How to Help Them Succeed. PISA
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OECD Publishing, 2016
There is no country or economy participating in PISA 2012 that can claim that all of its 15-year-old students have achieved a baseline level of proficiency in mathematics, reading and science. Poor performance at school has long-term consequences, both for the individual and for society as a whole. Reducing the number of low-performing students is…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries
Mathematics Education in Europe: Common Challenges and National Policies
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Parveva, Teodora; Noorani, Sogol; Ranguelov, Stanislav; Motiejunaite, Akvile; Kerpanova, Viera – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2011
Competence in mathematics is integral to a wide range of disciplines, professions and areas of life. This Eurydice report reveals crucial elements of the policies and practices that shape mathematics instruction in European education systems, focusing on reforms of mathematics curricula, teaching and assessment methods, as well as teacher…
Descriptors: Learning Motivation, Low Achievement, Teacher Education Programs, Mathematics Curriculum
PISA 2009 Results: Learning to Learn. Student Engagement, Strategies and Practices. Volume III
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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2010
One of the ultimate goals of policy makers is to enable citizens to take advantage of a globalised world economy. This is leading them to focus on the improvement of education policies, ensuring the quality of service provision, a more equitable distribution of learning opportunities and stronger incentives for greater efficiency in schooling.…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Academic Achievement, Global Approach, International Education