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Subject-Specific Strength and Weaknesses of Fourth-Grade Students in Europe: A Comparative Latent Profile Analysis of Multidimensional Proficiency Patterns Based on PIRLS/TIMSS Combined 2011
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Wendt, Heike; Kasper, Daniel – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2016
Background: In 2011 the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) were conducted at fourth grade in a number of participating countries with a shared representative sample. In this article we investigate whether there are multidimensional proficiency patterns…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, International Assessment
Arts Integration and the Success of Disadvantaged Students: A Research Evaluation
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Robinson, A. Helene – Arts Education Policy Review, 2013
Does arts integration contribute to student success for disadvantaged student populations? The introduction to this article compares students' academic performance and arts education in countries outperforming the United States on the recent Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading…
Descriptors: Art Education, Integrated Curriculum, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards
Confusion in the Ranks: How Good Are England's Schools?
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Smithers, Alan – Sutton Trust, 2013
Understanding how well English education performs compared with other countries is a valuable exercise, particularly because the information can help England and other countries learn from successful systems. The most recent international league tables of pupil performance differ considerably. England languishes well down the list in PISA 2009,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, School Effectiveness, National Competency Tests, Classification