Publications

PISA 2018 Insights and interpretations is one of the six volumes that presents the results of the PISA 2018 survey, the seventh round of the triennial assessment.

Education in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Findings from PISA is jointly developed by OECD and UNICEF, analyses PISA data in detail to identify the strengths, challenges, and unique features of education systems in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

IEA has recently released the first volume, titled Putting PIRLS to Use in Classrooms Across the Globe: Evidence-Based Contributions for Teaching Reading Comprehension in a Multilingual Context, in a new open access book series research for Educators to aim GivingBackToTeachers.

Trends Shaping Education 2022 is OECD’s triennial report assessing major economic, political, social, and technological trends affecting education. While the trends are robust, the questions raised in this book are suggestive, and aim to inform strategic thinking and stimulate reflection on the challenges facing education.

The first global report on boys’ disengagement and disadvantage in education has been published recently. It relates to elements that influence boys’ participation in school and their learning outcomes as well as policies and programs dealing with these influences. Despite the continuing disadvantages of girls in education, the report shows that boys in many countries are at greater risk than girls of repeating grades, failing to complete different education levels and having poorer learning outcomes in school.
According to the authors, supporting boys means achieving gender equality, resulting in economic, social, and health benefits.

Teaching in Focus policy briefs use data from the OECD’s Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) to discuss issues relevant to teachers and teacher policies in a concise, user-friendly way.

Education Policy Outlook 2021 for Responsiveness and Resilience in Education Policy aims to support policy makers to balance the urgent challenge of building eco-systems that adapt in the face of disruption and change (resilience), and the important challenge of navigating the ongoing evolution from industrial to post-industrial societies and economies (responsiveness).

Research from international large-scale assessments (ILSAs) shows that the achievement gaps between girls and boys in mathematics and science have narrowed or vanished. Nonetheless, girls are less likely to aspire a career in the mathematics related field according to the latest compass brief.

The Global Education Mentoring (GEM) Report 2022 addresses fresh insights on progress towards gender parity in education with respect to access, attainment and learning of those that still left behind.

This publication is the third in a series of regional thematic studies initiated by the SEA-PLM Secretariat — SEA-PLM 2019 latest evidence in basic education. This report describes the SEA-PLM programme and analyses the diversity of the Southeast Asian Grade 5th teacher workforce, their classroom conditions, and their level of preparation and training upon entry to the profession.