PISA Take the Test: Sample Questions from OECD’s PISA Assessments

This book presents the publicly available questions from the PISA surveys. Some of these were used in the PISA 2000, 2003 and 2006 surveys, others were used in developing and trying out the assessment

Measuring Improvements in Learning Outcomes: Best Practices to Assess the Value-Added of Schools

Value-added estimates are a significant improvement upon measures of school performance currently used in most education systems across OECD countries. They provide a fundamentally more accurate and valuable quantitative basis for enacting effective school accountability arrangements.

School Accountability, Autonomy, Choice, and the Equity of Student Achievement: International Evidence from PISA 2003 (EDU Working Paper No.14 Revision 1)

This report provide new evidence on the relationship between student performance and these system level features. It finds that different facets of accountability, autonomy, and choice are strongly and positively associated with the level of student performance.

School Accountability, Autonomy, Choice, and the Level of Student Achievement: International Evidence from PISA 2003 (EDU Working Paper No.13 Revision 1)

This report provide new evidence on the relationship between student performance and these system level features. It finds that different facets of accountability, autonomy, and choice are strongly and positively associated with the level of student performance.

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Reviews of National Policies for Education - South Africa

This review is based on co-operation between the OECD and non-member economies around the world. It is particularly interesting for those involved in educational policy, as well as for professionals directly working in the education system of South Africa.

Soaring student numbers pose funding and quality challenges for universities in OECD countries

With more and more high-school graduates going on to university, governments face tough decisions on funding and quality standards to ensure that their education systems respond adequately to booming demand for degrees, a new OECD publication shows.

Improving school leadership - summary english vol 2

Summary of a book of case studies examining innovative approaches to sharing leadership across schools in Belgium (Flanders), Finland and the United Kingdom (England) and leadership development prgrammes for system improvement in Australia and Austria.

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Summary in English of an OECD study of school leadership practices and policies identifying four policy levers and policy options to help governments improve school leadership now and build sustainable leadership for the future.

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