Programme for International Student Assessment

failing its students, and it is failing its teachers. Out of 34 different well-developed countries who participate in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) tests America ranked 27th in Math, 17th in reading, and 20th in science (United States – country note –results from PISA 2012, 2012, p. 1). Based on a 2012 study conducted by PISA, the USA is doing worse than 50%-79% of the countries tested. Common Core State Standards is a desperately needed change to help students…

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Elmoutasam Aziz Mobile: 00961 70 900 728 Email: aziz.elmoutasam@gmail.com Personal Statement: Reflecting on my educational experiences, I value the infinite impact that educators make in the lives of young people. I too realize that the skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom, will be used by young people throughout their lifetime. Therefore, as an educator, I trust to be a role model that cultivates in young people, open minds, morals, ethics and the cognition and ability to be…

diagraphs, rimes, contractions, and so much more, but this assessments focus will be phonics. Phonics, what is it? What does the term mean for a teacher? This question along with some of the main strategies teachers use to instruct students with phonics including embedded, analogy, analytical and synthetic phonics and the effects that they have been found to have on children will be discussed, critiqued and analysed in this assessment. Phonics will also be compared with other reading methods and…

can be a worrying concept for both teachers and students alike; teachers may not feel confident to sing in front of the students, and students may feel embarrassed to sing in front of their peers. Singing, however, can be one of the most useful teaching tools that a teacher can acquire, and similarly, for the student, singing allows for a great amount of learning and enjoyment to take place in the classroom. In many music classes, teachers and students use their voices for such things as solfa,…

to develop a constructive approach and student must have the ability to construct their own internal structure for solving their problems by own knowledge .Different questions arises that how mathematics are tought in schools at primary level 1.1 CURRICULUM STRUCTURE OF MATHEMATICS AT PRIMARY LEVEL; Primary curriculum is classified into five catagaries;…

Keywords: Equity, Standardized Assessment, Evaluation Paper Description: This quantitative study uses a least-squares regression model to determine the predictive power of socio-economic factors on district-level student achievement on new, Common Core-aligned standardized assessments. We posit that educators may use our methodology and model to control for socio-economic factors, and more equitably compare school district performance. Purpose We used a least-squares regression model to…

these countries, many schools and the parents of students agree there is a much needed reform. Thankfully, tests such as the Programme for International Student Assessment allows countries to test their students to determine where their country lacks most in their education. This tests has made it possible for the U.S. to realize its educational standpoint to make changes to the system accordingly. The Programme for International Student Assessment, also known as PISA, tests the critical…

school sports is benefiting or hindering high school education. Amanda Ripley cites foreign countries performing better than the United States in international standardized testing as an example supporting their idea for the problem high school sports poses, since many high schools in foreign countries do not sponsor scholastic sports. European students usually play for club teams outside of school. Ripley also mentions the poor academic and economic states of struggling school districts in the…

retained students’ growth the second time through a grade. Those schools where principals who were bold enough to empower teaching staffs to develop continuous growth programs fared well within that dynamic. "Let's Produce Tax Payers, Not Tax Users!" made for a fine theme. This writer did just that from 1964 until retiring from the principal end of education in 1992. Many school districts adopted the "Holistic Management" model of OECD. This called for continuous progress planning for students…