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Ulu, Mustafa – Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2017
The purpose of this study is to identify primary school students' thinking processes within the mathematical modeling process and the challenges they encounter, if any. This is a basic qualitative research study conducted in a primary school in the city of Kütahya in the academic year of 2015-2016. The study group of the research was composed of…
Descriptors: Mathematical Models, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 4, Elementary School Students
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Gorur, Radhika – European Educational Research Journal, 2011
In this article, the author tells the story of her search for appropriate tools to conceptualise policy work. She had set out to explore the relationship between the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Australia's education policy, but early interview data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Policy Analysis, Policy Formation
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Pfeifer, Michael; Holtappels, Heinz Gunter – European Educational Research Journal, 2008
Following the results of the Programme for International Student Assessment for Germany, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research founded the capital investment program "Future Education and Care" as a federal measure to support the expansion of all-day schooling in Germany. During this process it became obvious that learning and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Schedules, Socioeconomic Status, Time Management
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Van Petegem, Peter; Vanhoof, Jan – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2007
Current educational policies show a growing tendency towards giving schools more autonomy and internal quality control. Accurate and comparable data on school performances are thus needed. In Flanders, PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) and TIMSS-R (Third International Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat) have provided…
Descriptors: Quality Control, Feedback (Response), Educational Change, Administrator Attitudes