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A Quantitative Study of International School Working Conditions and Learning Environments in Relation to Student Achievement
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Allen, Melissa – ProQuest LLC, 2016
With an increased focus on global competition, many educators and policymakers relied on international assessments such as the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) to evaluate the ability of their education system to prepare students for the global economy. Students in the United States continued to demonstrate disappointing…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Educational Change, Achievement Gap, Educational Environment
The Use of Large-Scale Assessment (PISA): Insights for Policy and Practice in the Case of Hong Kong
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Sui Chu Ho, Esther – Research Papers in Education, 2016
This paper examines to what extent and how the data and results of PISA have been used for various education stakeholders and to what extent PISA affect educational policy and practices in Hong Kong. From the point of view of the government, PISA has played an important role in supporting and legitimising government educational reform since 2000.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Secondary School Students