The Experience of Middle-Income Countries Participating in PISA 2000-2015
This report provides a systematic review and empirical evidence related to the experiences of middle-income countries and economies participating in the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2000 to 2015. PISA is a triennial survey t...
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| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC and OECD Publishing, Paris
2015
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25515397/pisa-experience-middle-income-countries-participating-pisa-2000-2015 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23250 |
| Summary: | This report provides a systematic review
and empirical evidence related to the experiences of
middle-income countries and economies participating in the
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), 2000 to
2015. PISA is a triennial survey that aims to evaluate
education systems worldwide by testing the skills and
knowledge of 15-year-old students. To date, students
representing more than 70 countries and economies have
participated in the assessment, including 44 middle-income
countries, many of which are developing countries receiving
foreign aid. This report provides answers to six important
questions about these middle-income countries and their
experiences of participating in PISA: what is the extent of
developing country participation in PISA and other
international learning assessments?; why do these countries
join PISA?; what are the financial, technical, and cultural
challenges for their participation in PISA?; what impact has
participation had on their national assessment capacity?;
how have PISA results influenced their national policy
discussions?; and what does PISA data tell us about
education in these countries and the policies and practices
that influence student performance? The findings of this
report are being used by the Organization for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD) to support its efforts
to make PISA more relevant to a wider range of countries,
and by the World Bank as part of its on-going dialogue with
its client countries regarding participation in
international large-scale assessments. |
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