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What You Don't Find out about England's Educational Performance in the PISA League Table. Election Factsheet

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Title: What You Don't Find out about England's Educational Performance in the PISA League Table. Election Factsheet
Language: English
Authors: Burge, Bethan, National Foundation for Educational Research, Full Fact (England)
Source: National Foundation for Educational Research. 2015.
Availability: National Foundation for Educational Research. The Mere, Upton Park, Slough, Berkshire, SL1 2DQ, UK. Tel: +44-1753-574123; Fax: +44-1753-637280; e-mail: enquiries@nfer.ac.uk; Web site: http://www.nfer.ac.uk
Peer Reviewed: N
Page Count: 6
Publication Date: 2015
Sponsoring Agency: Nuffield Foundation (England)
Document Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Secondary Education
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement Tests, Secondary School Students, Comparative Analysis, Mathematics Achievement, Economic Climate, Adolescents, Alternative Assessment, Test Results, Student Attitudes, Educational Practices, Parent Role
Geographic Terms: Asia, United Kingdom, United Kingdom (England)
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Program for International Student Assessment, Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Abstract: This election factsheet highlights the following points: (1) It isn't always possible to say with certainty from looking at a country's rank in the PISA educational league tables alone whether one country or economy has definitely performed better than another; (2) England's position in the league tables is dependent on which countries and economies participate in a given year and whether the performance of these countries and economies is better, worse, or the same as in the last round of PISA; (3) England has maintained the same level of performance in maths in the last three rounds of PISA (2006, 2009, and 2012). England's relative position compared to the number of higher performing countries and economies has remained relatively stable over time, although some countries have overtaken England, and are now performing significantly better; and (4) PISA data alone doesn't tell us why some countries and economies are higher achieving, why some pupils perform better than others, or which teaching practices result in higher performance. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a survey of the educational achievement of 15-year-olds developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). PISA assesses students' maths, science, and reading skills. 15-year-olds from across the world take tests in the three key subjects, with a focus on one subject in each year of the assessment. In PISA 2012, the main subject was maths, and in the next PISA survey in 2015, the focus will be on science. All four countries of the UK participated in PISA 2012. This briefing document focuses on England. Where relevant, the briefing also references the findings for the whole of the UK. This piece sets out to explore how PISA results can be used to judge the success of education systems, particularly in terms of the claims that are made about PISA findings by politicians and the media.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2015
Accession Number: ED558613
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This election factsheet highlights the following points: (1) It isn't always possible to say with certainty from looking at a country's rank in the PISA educational league tables alone whether one country or economy has definitely performed better than another; (2) England's position in the league tables is dependent on which countries and economies participate in a given year and whether the performance of these countries and economies is better, worse, or the same as in the last round of PISA; (3) England has maintained the same level of performance in maths in the last three rounds of PISA (2006, 2009, and 2012). England's relative position compared to the number of higher performing countries and economies has remained relatively stable over time, although some countries have overtaken England, and are now performing significantly better; and (4) PISA data alone doesn't tell us why some countries and economies are higher achieving, why some pupils perform better than others, or which teaching practices result in higher performance. The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a survey of the educational achievement of 15-year-olds developed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). PISA assesses students' maths, science, and reading skills. 15-year-olds from across the world take tests in the three key subjects, with a focus on one subject in each year of the assessment. In PISA 2012, the main subject was maths, and in the next PISA survey in 2015, the focus will be on science. All four countries of the UK participated in PISA 2012. This briefing document focuses on England. Where relevant, the briefing also references the findings for the whole of the UK. This piece sets out to explore how PISA results can be used to judge the success of education systems, particularly in terms of the claims that are made about PISA findings by politicians and the media.