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What Works in Migrant Education? A Review of Evidence and Policy Options (EDU Working Paper No.22)

Migrant education is receiving increased attention in all OECD countries. The proportion of students who are foreign-born or have foreign-born parents now exceeds 10% in Germany, Belgium, Austria, France, the Netherlands and Sweden, and is above 20% in Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada

Education and Training Policy - Projects (German)

PISA 2006 Technical Report

The PISA 2006 Technical Report describes the methodology underlying the PISA 2006 survey. It examines additional features related to the implementation of the project at a level of detail that allows researchers to understand and replicate its analyses.

PISA 2009 Assessment Framework - Key Competencies in Reading, Mathematics and Science

PISA 2009 Assessment Framework presents the theory behind the development of the latest PISA survey. The re-worked and expanded framework for reading literacy includes not only the assessment of reading and understanding printed texts, but also an innovative component to assess how well students read, navigate and understand electronic texts. Additionally, this publication provides the basis for measuring mathematical and scientific

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.

Education and Training Policy - Projects (Spanish)

Politiques d’éducation et de formation - Projets

Au sein de la Direction de l’éducation, la Division des politiques d’éducation et de formation fait la synthèse des leçons tirées et donne des conseils constructifs pour aider les pays à améliorer les résultats de leurs systèmes éducatifs.