‘Big Data’ Does Not Mean Good Data By Susan L. Robertson
By Susan L. Robertson, University of Bristol. Andreas Schleicher – Head of the Indicators and Analysis Division in the OECD, Paris, in... Read More
PIAAC (the PISA for Adults): a Powerful Tool for the OECD Skills Strategy By Oscar Valiente
By Oscar Valiente, University of Glasgow. The OECD launched the first results of the International Report of the Survey of Adult Skills... Read More
Making PISA in Shanghai By Kai-ming Cheng
By Kai-ming Cheng, University of Hong Kong. The PISA 2012 results were published in December 2013; Shanghai again tops the ranking, followed... Read More
PISA in Peru: Achieving Poorly, But Improving By Santiago Cueto
By Santiago Cueto, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE), Peru. As in the past, the recent results of the PISA assessment... Read More
PISA for Development: One World, One Measure for Learning? By Angeline M. Barrett
By Angeline M. Barrett, University of Bristol. Technical work has started on PISA for Development, the three year project, conceived as a... Read More
PISA in Low and Middle Income Countries By Simone Bloem
By Simone Bloem, formerly OECD. Over the past decade, the Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) has become the worlds’ premier yardstick... Read More
PISA for Development and the Post-2015 Agenda By Michael Davidson, Michael Ward and Alejandro Gomez Palma
By Michael Davidson, Michael Ward and Alejandro Gomez Palma, OECD. As part of its contribution to the post-2015 education framework, the Organisation... Read More
Learning Assessment: Not a Threat, but a Necessity. How to Take the Best from the Data and Give Priority to the Learning Process
By Jacques Malpel, Conference of Education Ministers of Francophone Countries (CONFEMEN). The international education community is putting a strong emphasis on service... Read More
Who are the Competitors in the Global Measurement Sweepstakes?
By Alexandra Draxler, former UNESCO education specialist. The report of the UN High level Panel, A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and... Read More
