PISA in Focus - In preparation of the report PISA 2012 coming on the 3rd of december
Who are the strong performers and successful reformers in education? The release of PISA results invariably prompts lively discussion about education policy within participating countries and economies. Why should we care aboutthe findings from this triennial assessment of the success of education systems in preparing their students for a full, productive life? PISA is not just a snapshot of 15-year-olds’ performance in reading, mathematics and science at a particular point in time; it is also a glimpse into the future. The recent Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), finds a close correlation between countries’ performance in the different cycles of PISA and the proficiency of the corresponding age groups in literacy and numeracy later on in life. Results from the adult survey also show that highly skilled adults are twice as likely to be employed and almost three times more likely to earn an above-median salary than poorly skil
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Who are the strong performers and successful reformers in education? The release of PISA results invariably prompts lively discussion about education policy within participating countries and economies. Why should we care aboutthe findings from this triennial assessment of the success of education systems in preparing their students for a full, productive life? PISA is not just a snapshot of 15-year-olds’ performance in reading, mathematics and science at a particular point in time; it is also a glimpse into the future. The recent Survey of Adult Skills, a product of the OECD Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC), finds a close correlation between countries’ performance in the different cycles of PISA and the proficiency of the corresponding age groups in literacy and numeracy later on in life. Results from the adult survey also show that highly skilled adults are twice as likely to be employed and almost three times more likely to earn an above-median salary than poorly skil
via bitly http://bit.ly/1hHDOpM http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisainfocus/
