Linda Borger Sweden’s 2018 PISA results sparked both celebration and controversy. When the first results were released, it seemed that Swedish students had made significant gains in reading, math, and science. But behind the headlines, a debate was brewing about how representative the sample of students really was. In a new study, we used detailed […]
Stefan Johansson Teacher shortages are a growing problem in education systems worldwide, making job satisfaction a critical issue. Research shows that satisfied teachers are more likely to stay in the profession, which has a positive impact on students and school communities. In a recent study, we explored what drives teacher job satisfaction, focusing on the […]
Nurullah Eryilmaz The latest UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report focuses on leadership in education, the requirements of a good leadership and how they vary between countries and over time. For this report, we provided a background paper that seeks to understand the relationship between supportive school leadership and crucial outcomes, such as teacher job satisfaction […]
Andrés Strello In the world of education, the debate over early tracking—the practice of separating students into different educational paths based on their abilities at a young age—remains heated. A recent study by Andrés Strello and colleagues, sheds light on how early tracking affects various forms of educational inequality and student performance. In the world […]
Learning is an active process that requires students to explore and discuss their own opinions and doubts. Thus, during this process, it is natural to make mistakes. Indeed, making mistakes usually generates learning opportunities and gives the teacher clues about students’ cognitive process…
Pietro Sancassani Teachers are arguably one of the most important ingredient of education systems. If countries want to improve their students’ education and skills, it is therefore natural to analyse what characteristics make teachers more effective, as this can provide valuable information for policymakers. Does teacher experience matter? An aspect that has been widely investigated […]
In international comparisons for mathematics in PISA and TIMSS, Asia outperforms England considerably at the secondary level. For geometry this difference is particularly large. In a recent study, I have investigated if these differences in geometry achievement might be attributed to differences in ‘Opportunity to Learn’ within a country’s curriculum.
Christian Bokhove In recent decades more and more educational data have become available, including those from International Largescale Assessments (ILSAs), with the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) playing key roles in disseminating results from such ILSA and their international databases. This proliferation […]
Eemer Eivers For many, December means Christmas, but for those interested in International Large-Scale Assessments (ILSAs), it is a Christmas of another sort. December is traditionally when ILSA results are released and we get to play with our new toys (the huge datasets!). Like Christmas, ILSA releases have certain traditions. Expect a few psychometricians […]
Herman G. van de Werfhorst, Emma Kessenich, and Sara Geven The crisis resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic has disordered the educational process of millions of children. Distance education through online communication channels has become the practice in many societies since March 2020 (UNESCO 2020[1]). While schools slowly reopen in many societies, and despite the great […]
