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|a Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Contributors -- Acronyms -- Setting up the Scene: Lessons Learned from PISA 2018 Statistics and Other International Student Assessments -- 1 Sixty-Six Years of International Large-Scale Assessments -- 2 Pisa 2018 -- 3 The Measurement Changes the Measured -- 4 Time Delay -- 5 Money Matters, Sometimes… -- 6 Performance and Inequality-Two Nonconflicting Poles -- 7 Grade Repetition -- 8 Exams and Assessment -- 9 Curriculum, Pedagogy, and Learning Outcomes -- 10 Knowledge Versus Competencies -- 11 Ten Conclusions from Reflecting Upon Ten Countries' Experiences -- References -- Australia: PISA Australia-Excellence and Equity? -- 1 The Australian Education System and Goals for Education -- 2 Funding -- 3 Is Australia Meeting Its Goals for Schooling? -- 3.1 Is Australia Attaining Excellence? -- 3.2 Is Australia Attaining Equity? -- 4 Relationship Between School Sector and Disadvantage -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Chile: The Challenge of Providing Relevant Information from ILSA Studies for the Improvement of Educational Quality -- 1 Overview of Chilean Education System -- 1.1 The National Agency for Educational Quality in QAS -- 1.2 Analysis and Dissemination of ILSA Studies Data and Results -- 2 Impact of ILSA on Chilean's Educational Policies -- 2.1 Curricular Adjustments and Reforms Designed by Experts -- 2.2 The Educational System and Its Regulations -- 2.3 National Assessment System -- 3 Students' Movement, a Fundamental Actor in the Generation of Changes in the Chilean Educational System -- 4 Main Marks of Educational Evolution Related to PISA -- 4.1 Reading -- 4.2 Mathematics -- 4.3 Socioeconomic and Cultural Status Differences -- 4.4 Natural Science -- 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- References -- England: England and PISA-The Long View -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The National Scene.
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|a 3 PISA 2018 in 2019 -- 4 PISA as a Reflection on Post-2010 Policy Moves -- 5 England Within the United Kingdom -- the Devolved Administrations -- 6 Diversity and Difference -- References -- Estonia: A Positive PISA Experience -- 1 Estonia in the Spotlight -- 2 Estonia and Its Education System -- 3 What is Estonia's Experience in International Assessment Studies? -- 4 What Does PISA 2018 Say About the Student Performance in Estonia? -- 4.1 Educational Equity -- 4.2 Student Well-Being -- 5 What is a Teacher in Estonia Like? -- 6 What Policy Measures Have Supported Us Along the Way? -- 7 How Are Policy Measures Reflected by International Comparison Studies? -- 8 In a Nutshell: What is the Secret of Estonian Success? -- References -- Finland: Success Through Equity-The Trajectories in PISA Performance -- 1 Finnish School System -- 2 Finland's Educational Outcomes in Comparison -- 2.1 Trend Across PISA Studies 2000-2018 -- 2.2 Gender Gap -- 2.3 Socio-economic Background -- 3 Timely Changes, Trends and Explanatory Factors of PISA Proficiency in Finland -- 3.1 Long-Term Declining Trend -- 3.2 Reading Engagement Strongly Linked with Reading Proficiency -- 4 Well-Being and Equity-The Cornerstones of Finland's High-Quality Education -- 4.1 High Level of Life Satisfaction -- 4.2 Small Between-School Variation -- 5 Discussion -- 5.1 Historical Improvement in Learning Outcomes -- 5.2 Factors of the Declining Trend -- References -- Poland: Polish Education Reforms and Evidence from International Assessments -- 1 Expansion of General Education as the Overarching Idea of the Polish School Reforms -- 2 PISA as a Necessary but not Sufficient Tool for Policy Evaluation in Poland -- 3 Polish Education Reforms and Evidence on Their Outcomes -- 3.1 PISA Results for Poland -- 3.2 The 1999 School Reform and Evidence on Student Outcomes -- 3.3 Outcomes of the 1999 Reform.
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|a 3.4 The Second Wave of Reforms-Curriculum and Evaluation Reforms from (2008 and 2009) -- 3.5 Early Education Reform -- 4 Evidence, Public Sentiment, Politics, and Top-Down Reforms -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Portugal: The PISA Effects on Education -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Portuguese Education System -- 3 The Portuguese PISA Trends -- 4 PISA's Education-Driven Policies -- 5 What May Explain the Portuguese Evolution in PISA -- 6 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Spain: The Evidence Provided by International Large-Scale Assessments About the Spanish Education System: Why Nobody Listens Despite All the Noise -- 1 The Value of International Comparisons: Uses and Misuses -- 2 The Spanish Case: Shedding Light on the Darkness -- 2.1 The Performance of Spain in Comparison to Other Countries: Ample Room for Improvement -- 2.2 What ILSAs Tell Us About Trends Over Time -- 2.3 What PISA Reveals About Regional Differences -- 2.4 Differences in Levels of Investment Do not Explain Trends Over Time nor Regional Differences -- 2.5 The Impact of Education Policies -- 3 What Happened in PISA 2018: A Broken Thermometer? -- 4 Conclusions -- References -- Taiwan: Performance in the Programme for International Student Assessment -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Education System in Taiwan -- 3 Taiwan's PISA Performance -- 3.1 Top and Low Performers -- 3.2 Gender Differences -- 3.3 Social Equity in Learning Outcomes -- 4 Taiwan's Performance in TIMSS and PIRLS -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References -- United States: The Uphill Schools' Struggle -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Long Term Achievement Patterns -- 2.1 Pattern of PISA Scores -- 2.2 Pattern of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Scores -- 2.3 Pattern of Achievement Gaps -- 2.4 Conclusions on Achievement -- 3 Organization of U.S. Schools -- 3.1 Governance -- 3.2 Resources and Expenditures.
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|a 4 Federal Government Programs and Activities -- 4.1 The War on Poverty -- 4.2 Desegregation -- 4.3 Accountability -- 4.4 The Federal Government Role -- 5 State Programs and Policies -- 5.1 School Finance Issues -- 5.2 Choice: Private, Homeschool and Charter Schools -- 5.3 Common Core and Curriculum -- 5.4 The State Government Role -- 6 Why It Matters -- 6.1 Economic Growth of Nations -- 6.2 Economic Growth of States -- 6.3 Individual Incomes -- 7 Why Has the U.S. Done so Well? -- 8 Will Good Fortune Last? -- References -- Assessment Background: What PISA Measures and How -- 1 Introduction -- 2 How Cognitive Skills Are Measured -- 3 The Measurement of Student Performance in PISA -- 4 Questionnaire Data -- 5 Examples of Cognitive Items in PISA 2018 and Other ILSA-What Questions Look Like -- 5.1 Example 1: Rapa Nui-Scenario -- 5.2 Example 2: Chicken Forum (Item Number CR548Q05) -- 5.3 Example 3: Science Items-PISA and TIMSS -- 5.4 Example 4: Mathematics-PISA and TIMSS -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- 13 Correction to: Setting up the Scene: Lessons Learned from PISA 2018 Statistics and Other International Student Assessments -- Correction to: Chapter "Setting up the Scene: Lessons Learned from PISA 2018 Statistics and Other International Student Assessments" in: N. Crato (ed.), Improving a Country's Education, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59031-4_1.
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