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School Accountability, Autonomy, Choice, and the Level of Student Achievement: International Evidence from PISA 2003 (EDU Working Paper No. 13)

22-Jan-2008

Accountability, autonomy, and choice play a leading role in recent school reforms in many countries. This report provides new evidence on whether students perform better in school systems that have such institutional measures in place.

New report from the Danish Technological Institute

20-Jan-2006

Report by the Danish Technological Institute on three international surveys among school-aged children : OECD-PISA, the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS).

Longer-term strategy of the development of PISA

20-Jan-2006

Paper setting out ideas for the structure of future PISA assessments from the PISA 2009 cycle and beyond.

Definition and Selection of Key Competencies: Executive Summary

20-Jan-2006

 Summary of the results of the OECD's Definition and Selection of Competencies (DeSeCo) Project which provides a framework that could guide the longer-term extension of PISA assessments into new competency domains.
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Where Immigrant Students Succeed - A Comparative Review of Performance and Engagement in PISA 2003