"This work is published on the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD"--T.p. verso. "Programme for International Student Assessment"--Cover. "This publication was prepared at the OECD Directorate for Education under the direction of Andreas Schleicher"--Foreword. OECD code: 98 2010 06 1 P Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-85).
Contents:
Executive summary -- PISA as a study of student resilience -- Defining and characterising student resilience in PISA -- A profile of student resilience -- Closing the gap? Enhancing the performance of socio-economically disadvantage students -- Conclusions and policy implications.
Summary:
Many socio-economically disadvantaged students excel in PISA. This publication focuses on students who succeed at school despite a disadvantaged background. The report shows that overcoming barriers to achievement is possible, and provides students, parents, policy makers and other education stakeholders insights into what enables socio-economically disadvantaged students to fulfill their potential. Resilient students are characterized by positive approaches to learning, for example, having more interest in science or having more self-confidence. The evidence in PISA shows that positive approaches to learning tend to boost the performance of advantaged students more than that of disadvantaged ones. From an equity perspective, therefore, policies aimed at fostering positive approaches to learning ought to target disadvantaged students more than others.--Publisher's description.
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