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Komatsu, Hikaru; Rappleye, Jeremy – Comparative Education Review, 2017
Variations in mean PISA scores have not been adequately explained to date, suggesting the limits of our current understanding of the relationship between educational practices and students' performance. In contrast to previous research that applies existing theories to explain observed variations, this study attempts to extend our existing…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, International Assessment
OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
Are students more engaged and do they perform better in science if their school encourages them to work on science projects, participate in science fairs, belong to a science-related club or go on science-related field trips--in addition to teaching them the mandatory science curriculum? To find out, PISA (Programme for International Student…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Field Trips, Science Projects, Extracurricular Activities