15-November-2016
English
The most recent round of the assessment, PISA 2015, focused on 15-year-olds’ science literacy, defined as "the ability to engage with science-related issues, and with the ideas of science, as a reflective citizen".
15-November-2016
English
PISA 2015 focused on science, with the understanding that, although not every student is interested in becoming a scientist, all of us now need to be able to “think like a scientist” sometimes.
28-October-2016
English
More and more adults are earning a tertiary qualification, but not all tertiary degrees have the same value on the labour market. In general, postgraduate degrees such as master’s and doctoral degrees are associated with higher employment rates and earnings than bachelor’s degrees.
28-October-2016
English
Why women and men choose to pursue different fields of study, and why those choices vary among countries, is not easy to determine.
25-October-2016
English
On 6 December, the latest results from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment, better known as PISA, will be made public.
7-October-2016
English
When it comes to learning mathematics, certain teacher-directed learning strategies, such as asking questions to check whether students understand what has been taught, has proven to work well when solving basic mathematics problems.
5-October-2016
English
Exposure to high quality teacher professional development varies greatly both between and within countries, which broadens the scope of work for policy makers.
26-September-2016
English
Students unable to navigate through our complex digital landscape are simply no longer able to participate in our social, economic and cultural life.
23-September-2016
English
The OECD Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) has started a new discussion on the impact of the “openness” movement on higher education. Find out more here.