Essays about: "PISA reports"
Found 4 essays containing the words PISA reports.
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1. Teaching Practices and Collaborative Problem Solving - Evidence from PISA 2015
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : There is a heated debate on what teaching practices should be used to foster the skills students need for the current and future workplace. The 21st-century skills movement, among others, argue that 21st-century skills such as creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration should be actively taught to students using more modern teaching practices (for example students working in small groups and focusing on critical thinking) and less traditional teaching practices (for example lecturing and focusing on fact-based knowledge). READ MORE
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2. Student performance drivers : An analysis of the declining performance of Swedish middle school students
University essay from KTH/Optimeringslära och systemteoriAbstract : The PISA reports presented between 2000 and 2013 display a sustained decline in the mathematics proficiency of Swedish middle school students. The latest OECD reports suggest that the downward trend is still present, whereby the aim of this thesis is to investigate its underlying causes. READ MORE
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3. Gender in school - An investigation on teachers’ views and work with gender
University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för lärande och samhälle (LS)Abstract : This degree project investigates teachers’ views regarding issues of gender in school. The main questions in this study are: To what extent do some teachers of English take gender into account in their teaching and how do they define gender? What are the same teachers’ views on gender roles, gender pedagogy and equality work in school? I also want to take a closer look at teachers’ thoughts regarding boys’ poorer results in school. READ MORE
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4. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) in Sweden: A study of ESD within a transition affected by PISA reports
University essay from Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) has been called for playing a crucial role in integrating principles,values, and practices accorded with sustainable development. Holistic approach, ethical values, norm transitionand behavior changes are required to achieve the aim of ESD. READ MORE