PISA in Focus - All editions

 

 

	PISA in Focus is a series of concise monthly education policy-oriented notes designed to describe a PISA topic.

 

• N°123: New PISA results: strengthening education systems in the wake of the pandemic

 

• N°122: How are education systems integrating creative thinking in schools?

 

• N°121: What can we learn from the PISA reading-fluency test?

 

• N°120: Are students ready to take on environmental challenges?

 

• N°119: Are students trying hard to succeed in PISA?

 

• N°118: Does the digital world open up an increasing divide in access to print books?

 

• N°117: What can we do to ensure a level playing field for all students?

 

• N°116: The socio-economic gap in foreign-language learning

 

• N°115: How much do 15-year-olds learn over one year of schooling?

 

• N°114: How socio-economics plays into students learning on their own: Clues to COVID-19 learning losses

 

• N°113: Are 15-year-olds prepared to deal with fake news and misinformation?

 

• N°112: Can a growth mindset help disadvantaged students close the gap?
  

 

• N°111: How do girls and boys engage with global and intercultural issues?

 

• N°110: PISA for Development: Out-of-school-assessment Results in Focus

 

• N°109: Do all students have equal opportunities to learn global and intercultural skills at school?

 

• N°108: Were schools equipped to teach – and were students ready to learn – remotely?

 

• N°107: Do students learn in co-operative or competitive environments?

 

• N°106: PISA 2018 results: Are students smart about money?

 

• N°105: Do boys and girls have similar attitudes towards competition and failure?

 

• N°104: Are students’ career expectations aligned with their skills?

 

• N°103: Where did reading proficiency improve over time?

 

• N°102: How are PISA results related to adult life outcomes?

 

• N°101: How does PISA define and measure reading literacy?

 

• N°100: Have students’ feelings of belonging at school waned over time?

 

• N°99: Can academic performance help disadvantaged students to achieve upward educational mobility?

 

• N°98: Do parents of 15-year-olds know many of their child’s school friends and their parents? Also available: français

 

• N°97: Does greater social diversity in schools have an impact on equity in learning outcomes? Also available: français

 

• N°96: How are school-choice policies related to social diversity in schools? Also available: français

 

• N°95: Is there a generational divide in environmental optimism?
  

 

• N°94: Does attending a rural school make a difference in how and what you learn? Underlying data

 

• N°93: Why don’t more girls choose to pursue a science career? Read the blog

 

• N°92: How is students’ motivation related to their performance and anxiety?

 

• N°91: PISA for Development - Results in Focus

 

• N°90: How do teachers teach science - and does it matter? Also available: français

 

• N°89: Can equity in education foster social mobility? Also available: français

 

• N°88: How are school performance and school climate related to teachers’ experience? Also available: français

 

• N°87: Have 15-year-olds become “greener” over the years? Additional online material Also available: français

 

• N°86: How is participation in sports related to students' performance and well-being? Also available: français

 

• N°85: In which countries do the most highly qualified and experienced teachers teach in the most difficult schools? Also available: français

 

• N°84: What kinds of activities are common among teenagers who work well with others? Also available: français

 

• N°83: How has Internet use changed between 2012 and 2015? Also available: français

 

• N°82: How do the performance and well-being of students with an immigrant background compare across countries? Also available: français

 

• N°81: What do science teachers find most satisfying about their work? Also available: français

 

• N°80: In which countries and schools do disadvantaged students succeed? Also available: français

 

• N°79: Is too much testing bad for student performance and well-being? Also available: français

 

• N°78: Collaborative problem solving Also available: français

 

• N°77: How does PISA measure students’ ability to collaborate? Also available: français

 

• N°76: How do schools compensate for socio-economic disadvantage? Also available: français

 

• N°75: Does the quality of learning outcomes fall when education expands to include more disadvantaged students? Also available: français

 

• N°74: How much of a problem is bullying at school? Also available: français

   

• N°73: Do students spend enough time learning? Also available: français

   

• N°72: What do 15-year-olds really know about money?  Also available: français

   

• N°71: Are students happy?  Also available: français, español

   

• N°70: What do we know about teachers’ selection and professional development in high-performing countries? 

   

• N°69: What kind of careers in science do 15-year-old boys and girls expect for themselves?

 

• N°68: Where did equity in education improve over the past decade?

 

• N°67: PISA 2015 Results in Focus  Also available: Deutsch, français

 

• N°66: How does PISA assess science literacy?  Also available: français

 

• N°65: Should all students be taught complex mathematics?  Also available: français

 

• N°64: Are there differences in how advantaged and disadvantaged students use the Internet?  Also available: français

 

• N°63: Are disadvantaged students given equal opportunities to learn mathematics?  Also available: français

 

• N°62: Are low performers missing learning opportunities? Also available: français

 

• N°61: Is memorisation a good strategy for learning mathematics? Read the blog, Underlying data,  Also available: français

 

• N°60: Who are the low-performing students? Read the blog Also available: français, Japanese

 

• N°59: Does it matter how much time students spend on line outside of school? Read the blog Also available: français Japanese

 

• N°58: Who wants to become a teacher? Read the blog, Underlying data, Also available: français Japanese

 

• N°57: Can schools help to integrate immigrants? Read the blog Also available: français Japanese

 

• N°56: How confident are students in their ability to solve mathematics problems?   Read the blog Also available: français, Japanese

 

• N°55: Who are the best online readers? Read the blog Also available: français Japanese

 

• N°54: Is spending more hours in class better for learning?  Read the blog Also available: français Japanese

 

• N°53: Can the performance gap between immigrant and non-immigrant students be closed?  Read the blog, Also available: français, Japanese

 

• N°52: How have schools changed over the past decade? Read the blog Also available: français, Japanese

 

• N°51: What do parents look for in their child's school? Read the blog Also available: français, Japanese

 

• N°50: Do teacher-student relations affect students' well-being at school? Read the blog Also available: français, Japanese

 

• N°49: what lies behind gender inequality in education? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français (lisez le blog), italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°48: Does math make you anxious? Read the blog Also available: français, Japanese

 

• N°47: How has student performance evolved over time? Read the blog Also available: français, Japanese

 

• N°46: Does homework perpetuate inequities in education? Read the blog  Also available: français, Japanese

 

• N°45: Do countries with high mean performance in PISA maintain their lead as students age? Read the blog Also available: français Japanese

 

• N°44: How is equity in resource allocation related to student performance? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, français (lisez le blog) Japanese

 

• N°43: Are disadvantaged students more likely to repeat grades? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français (lisez le blog), Japanese

 

• N°42: When is competition between schools beneficial? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, français, (lisez le blog), español, Japanese

 

• N°41: Do 15-year-olds know how to manage money? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français (lisez le blog), italiano, Japanese

 

• N°40: Does pre-primary education reach those who need it most? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, Japanese

 

• N°39: Are grouping and selecting students for different schools related to students’ motivation to learn? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français (lisez le blog), Japanese

 

• N°38: Are 15-year-olds creative problem-solvers? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français (lisez le blog) Japanese

 

• N°37: Do students have the drive to succeed? Read the blog Also available: español, français (lisez le blog), português Japanese

 

• N°36: Do parents’ occupations have an impact on student performance? Read the blog Also available: français (lisez le blog) Japanese

 

• N°35: Who are the school truants? Read the blog Also available: français, Japanese, português

 

• N°34: Who are the strong performers and successful reformers in education? Also available: français, português, Japanese Read the blog

 

• N°33: What can immigrant students tell us about education systems? Also available: español, français, português, Japanese

 

• N°32: Do students perform better in schools with orderly classrooms? Also available: Deutsch, français, português, Japanese Read the blog

 

• N°31: Who are the academic all-rounders? Also available: Deutsch, español, français, português, Japanese Read the blog 

 

• N°30: Could learning strategies reduce the performance gap between advantaged and disadvantaged students? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, português, Japanese

 

• N°29: Do immigrant students' reading skills depend on how long they've been in their new country? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, português, Japanese

 

• N°28: What makes urban schools different? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, português, Japanese

 

• N°27: Does it matter which school a student attends? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, português, Japanese

 

• N°26: Grade Expectations Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, português, Japanese

 

• N°25: Are countries moving towards more equitable education systems? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, Japanese, português

 

• N°24: What do students think about school? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, Japanese, português 

 

• N°23: What do students expect to do after finishing upper secondary school? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español,  français, Japanese, português 

 

• N°22: How do immigrant students fare in disadvantaged schools? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, Japanese, português

 

• N°21: Do today's 15-year-olds feel environmentally responsible? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, Japanese, português

 

• N°20: Are school vouchers associated with equity in education? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, Japanese, português

 

• N°19: Is there really such a thing as a “second chance” in education? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español,  français, Japanese, português

 

• N°18: Are students more engaged when schools offer extracurricular activities? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, Japanese, português

 

• N°17: Are large cities educational assets or liabilities? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français,  italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°16: Does performance-based pay improve teaching? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español,  français, Japanese, português

 

• N°15: How green are today's 15-year-olds? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español,  français, Japanese, português

 

• N°14: What kinds of careers do boys and girls expect for themselves? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°13: Does money buy strong performance in PISA? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°12: Are boys and girls ready for the digital age? Read the blog Also available: Deutsch, español, français,italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°11: How are school systems adapting to increasing numbers of immigrants students? Read the blog Also available:Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, português, 

 

• N°10: What can parents do to help their children succeed in school? Also available: Deutsch, español,français, italiano,Japanese, português

 

• N°9: School autonomy and accountability: Are they related to student performance?  Also available: Chinese, Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°8: Do students today read for pleasure? Also available: Chinese, Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°7: Private schools: Who benefits? Also available: Chinese, Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°6: When students repeat grades or are transferred out of school: What does it mean for education systems? Also available: Chinese, Deutsch, español, français, Japanese, português

                                      Background information: esimation of costs for grade repetition: notes, data tables

 

• N°5: How do some students overcome their socio-economic background? Also available: Chinese, Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°4: Has discipline in school deteriorated? Also available: Chinese, Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°3: Does investing in after-school classes pay off? Also available:  Chinese, Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, português

 

• N°2: Improving performance: leading from the bottom Also available: Chinese, Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, polski, português

 

• N°1: Pre-primary education and performance in PISA Also available:  Chinese, Deutsch, español, français, italiano, Japanese, português

 

See also: Education Indicators in Focus and Teaching in Focus