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Tshering, Gembo; Prain, Vaughan – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2011
Setting international benchmarks for education systems of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries is one of the goals of the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). However, some countries are not able to participate in PISA, despite their desire to set international benchmarks for their…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Test Items, Comparative Education, Numeracy
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Horn, Daniel; Balazsi, Ildiko; Takacs, Szabolcs; Zhang, Yanhong – Prospects: Quarterly Review of Comparative Education, 2006
Findings from the recent OECD PISA studies highlight the need for the Hungarian school system to improve both effectiveness and equality. Hungarian 15-year-old students scored somewhat below or around the OECD average in the areas of reading, mathematical, and scientific literacy. In addition, students differ less in academic achievement within…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Family Characteristics, Vocational Education