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Grade Retention during Compulsory Education in Europe: Regulations and Statistics
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Borodankova, Olga; Coutinho, Ana Sofia Almeida – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2011
This study is a contribution from the Eurydice Network to the debate on school failure and early school leaving within the framework of the European Commission's policy on education and training. In all education systems, in one form or another, pupil progress is assessed throughout the school year and various measures are put in place to support…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Grade Repetition, Students, Foreign Countries
Statistical Matching of PISA 2009 and TALIS 2008 Data in Iceland. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 78
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Kaplan, David; Turner, Alyn – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
The OECD Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and the OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) constitute two of the largest ongoing international student and teacher surveys presently underway. Data generated from these surveys offer researchers and policy-makers opportunities to identify particular educational…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Teacher Surveys, Policy Analysis, Educational Change
Facing the Future: A Focus on Mathematical Literacy among Australian 15-Year-Old Students in PISA 2003
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Thomson, Sue; Cresswell, John; De Bortoli, Lisa – Australian Council for Educational Research, 2004
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an initiative of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris. The overall aim of PISA is to measure how well 15-year-olds approaching the end of their compulsory schooling are prepared for meeting the challenges they will face in their lives beyond school.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Outcomes of Education, Educational Objectives, Comparative Analysis