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.
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.
PISA in Focus is a series of monthly education policy-oriented notes designed to describe a PISA topic in a concise, user-friendly way. The April issue points to key aspects to consider in providing students with needed opportunities to level the playing field for all students and achieve greater equity in education beyond the exigencies of the pandemic.
ERCE 2019 is a long-term research project focused on the evaluation of learning outcomes among students in Latin America and the Caribbean. Curricular analysis sets forward the visions and trends that precede the COVID-19 pandemic and UNESCO inputs for new perspectives on what children are expected to learn, challenges, and priorities that curricula should take on, especially after the pandemic.
The TIMSS 2023 Assessment Frameworks, the basis of the IEA’s TIMSS 2023, has been recently published.
The IEA report Dinaric Perspectives on TIMSS 2019: Teaching and Learning Mathematics and Science in South-Eastern Europe has been published.
International Handbook of Comparative Large-Scale Studies in Education provides a comprehensive overview of topics related to International Large-Scale Assessments (ILSA). It includes historical, economic, and policy perspectives, theoretical foundations, methodology, and reviews of findings from analyses of ILSA data.
PISA YAFS surveyed 2016 students from the U.S. PISA 2012 sample using an online test.
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. The December issue provides some glimpses into concrete actions that schools and education systems could take to improve teachers’ well-being and job satisfaction.
Around the world there has been increasing awareness of the need to protect the environment. TIMSS 2019 constructed new scales on environmental awareness of students presented in its latest report on Environmental Awareness in TIMSS 2019.