PISA - Quality Time for Students: Learning in and out of School

Using PISA data from 2006, this report focuses on how 15-year-old students use learning time, both in and out of school.

The OECD international workshop “Taking stock of progress in overcoming school failure”, Paris, 11 and 12 February 2010

Improving equity, overcoming school failure, and decreasing the number of dropouts from upper secondary are key policy priorities across OECD countries.

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Les Clés de la réussite: Impact des connaissances et compétences à l'âge de 15 ans sur le parcours des jeunes canadiens

Les Clés de la Réussite présente les résultats d'une étude qui a été menée au Canada. Le but de l'étude est le suivi du parcours, sur presque dix ans, de jeunes Canadiens qui ont participé au test du PISA en 2000.

Impact of Proficiency on Early Entrants to the Labour Market (EDU Working Paper No. 29)

The primary purpose of the report is to explore the impact of PISA reading scores on the early labour market outcomes of young Canadians of the Youth in Transition Survey.

How Does Academic Ability Affect Educational and Labour Market Pathways in Canada (EDU Working Paper No. 30)

Using data from the Youth in Transition Survey (YITS), this paper provides an up-to-date description of educational and labour market pathways (or transitions) among Canadian youth.

Pathways to Success - How knowledge and skills at age 15 shape future lives in Canada

Pathways to Success presents the results of a study carried out in Canada which has been following the progress over nearly a decade of the Canadian students who sat the test of the Programme for International Student Assessment in the year 2000.

Self-evaluation report: State of Victoria

The self evaluation report for the State of Victoria (Australia) was prepared by the Victorian Government Department of Innovation, Industry and Regional Development, as an input to the OECD Review of Higher Education in Regional and City Development.

Proficiency at Age 15 Affect Pathways through Learning and Work (EDU Working Paper No.31)

Over the last decade, Canada has experienced a substantial increase in the number of individuals participating in post-secondary education (PSE). This trend emphasizes the importance of understanding the pathways leading to PSE enrolment and the competencies that are associated with them.

Against the Odds: Disadvantaged Students Who Succeed in School

Against the Odds takes a close look at the resilient students who excel in PISA surveys despite a disadvantaged background.

OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes

The OECD Review on Evaluation and Assessment Frameworks for Improving School Outcomes looks at the various components of assessment and evaluation frameworks that countries use to improve student outcomes. These include student assessment, teacher appraisal, school assessment and system evaluati