| Student Engagement at School: A Sense of Belonging and Participation: Results from Pisa 2000 Contributor(s): OECD Publishing (Author) |
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ISBN: 9264018921 ISBN-13: 9789264018921 Publisher: Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development OUR PRICE: $33.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2003 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Educational Psychology - Business & Economics | Education |
| Dewey: 370.15 |
| LCCN: 2004371688 |
| Physical Information: 0.17" H x 8.25" W x 11" (0.46 lbs) 84 pages |
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| Publisher Description: How widespread is student disaffection with school in different education systems? What policies and practices are most effective in fostering students' sense of belonging and participation in school? These questions are of great concern to educators in many countries, not only because of the interrelationship between student engagement at school and learning outcomes, but also because student engagement represents a valued outcome in itself. The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) offers an opportunity to study student engagement within an internationally comparative framework as students approach the end of compulsory schooling. PISA provides not only information on students' literacy skills, but also on their attitudes and values, their social backgrounds, and on important features of the schools they attend. This report examines several aspects of student engagement at school. The results indicate that the prevalence of disaffected students varies considerably both within and among schools in most countries, and that this variation is not attributable solely to students' family backgrounds. The analyses also identify some of the school factors related to student engagement and provide evidence that achieving strong student engagement at school does not have to be at the expense of academic performance. ______________________________________________________________________________________ The OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) PISA is a collaborative process among the 43 participating countries, bringing together scientific expertise from the participating countries and steered jointly by their governments on the basis of shared, policy-driven interests. PISA is an unprecedented attempt to measure student performance across countries, as is evident from some of its features: - The literacy approach: PISA aims to define each domain (reading, mathematics and science) not merely in terms of mastery of the school curriculum, but in terms of the knowledge and skills needed for full participation in society. - A long-term commitment: Over the decade to come, it will enable countries regularly and predictably to monitor their progress in meeting key learning objectives. - The age-group covered: By assessing 15-year-olds, i.e. young people near the end of their compulsory education, PISA provides a good indication of the overall performance of school systems. - The relevance to lifelong learning: PISA does not limit itself to assessing students' knowledge and skills but also asks them to report on their own, self-regulated learning, their motivation to learn and their preferences for different types of learning situations. |