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Do Schools Make a Difference in Their Students' Environmental Attitudes and Awareness? Evidence from PISA 2006
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Coertjens, Liesje; Boeve-de Pauw, Jelle; De Maeyer, Sven; Van Petegem, Peter – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
The environmental agenda is gaining momentum as an international policy issue. This is reflected in an increase in environmental education research focussing on children's awareness and attitudes toward the environment. In this study, we focused on this issue from a school effectiveness perspective and evaluated (a) which student characteristics…
Descriptors: Environmental Education, School Effectiveness, Foreign Policy, Student Characteristics
Family Influences on Science Learning among Hong Kong Adolescents: What We Learned from PISA
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Ho, Esther Sui Chu – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
This study investigated the relationship between family factors and students' scientific literacy performance in Hong Kong, which has excelled in science performance in previous international studies. Data were obtained from the 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment. Multilevel analysis was used to examine the relationship between…
Descriptors: Enrichment Activities, Self Efficacy, International Studies, Science Achievement
From PISA to Educational Standards: The Impact of Large-Scale Assessments on Science Education in Germany
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Neumann, Knut; Fischer, Hans E.; Kauertz, Alexander – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
The German education system does not traditionally rely on standardized testing. However, when the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study revealed an average performance of German students compared to other participating countries, a particular proportion of low-performing students, and remarkable disparities between the…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Standardized Tests, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Science and Mathematics Achievement in Australia: The Role of School Socioeconomic Composition in Educational Equity and Effectiveness
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McConney, Andrew; Perry, Laura B. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
In this study, we systematically unpack relationships among student socioeconomic status (SES), science and mathematics achievement, and student interest in science in the context of varying school socioeconomic composition. Using the most recent Programme for International Student Assessment dataset for Australia, we found that increases in…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Equal Education, Educational Objectives, Mathematics Achievement
The Relationship between ICT Use and Science Knowledge for Czech Students: A Secondary Analysis of PISA 2006
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Kubiatko, Milan; Vlckova, Katerina – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
The 2006 Programme for International Student Assessment focussed on students' scientific competencies, measured their knowledge and provided questionnaires focussed on different aspects of life. One aspect was students' experience with information and communication technology (ICT). A secondary analysis of variance of the Czech Republic data (N =…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Academic Achievement, Foreign Countries, Statistical Analysis
The Relevance and Consequences of PISA Science in a Danish Context
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Dolin, Jens; Krogh, Lars Brian – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
This article reports a case study that described and analyzed the changes in the Danish school culture induced and encouraged by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results. The educational policy and reforms that were temporally connected with the publication of the PISA 2000 results are outlined and the related…
Descriptors: School Culture, Science Tests, Educational Change, Educational Policy
What PISA Tells Us about the Quality and Inequality of Japanese Education in Mathematics and Science
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Knipprath, Heidi – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
Researchers, policy officials, and the wider public in Japan and abroad often hold different views about the quality of Japanese education. Whereas Western researchers are attracted by the academic performance of Japanese students in international assessment studies, Japanese university professors launched a public debate in 1999 about declining…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Educational Opportunities
A Critical Examination of PISA's Assessment on Scientific Literacy
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Lau, Kwok-Chi – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2009
The OECD "Programme for International Student Assessment" or (PISA) is one of the largest-scale international efforts that have been launched to assess students' scientific literacy. Such an international assessment would likely exert a profound impact on the science education policies of the participating countries/regions, including…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Scientific Literacy, Science Education, Evaluation Methods