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PISA in Focus<\/h1><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n
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PISA Informative Material<\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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\n Are the students happy? PISA 2015 Results: Student Well-Being<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>
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Girls and students from disadvantaged backgrounds were less likely to report high levels of life satisfaction than boys and students from advantaged backgrounds….<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>

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\n New PISA Results on Creative Thinking: Can Students Think Outside the Box?<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>
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The results show that academic excellence is not a prerequisite for excellence in creative thinking. However, a minimum level of proficiency in one area complements proficiency in the other….<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>

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\n Screen Time Management: How to Protect and Empower Students Against Distractions<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>
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Screen Time Management: How to Protect and Empower Students Against Distractions…<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>

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\n How do education systems incorporate creative thinking into schools?<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>
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Creative thinking, or related terms such as innovation, are included in the curricula of nearly all education systems participating in PISA 2022. They are mentioned most frequently in the arts…<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>

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\n What can we learn from the PISA reading fluency test?<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>
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The correlation between reading speed and reading literacy is particularly strong among students living in multilingual environments…<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>

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\n Are students ready to tackle environmental challenges?<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>
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Student performance in environmental sciences did not improve between 2006 and 2015 in most of the countries\/economies participating in PISA…<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>

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\n Can a growth mindset help students from disadvantaged backgrounds bridge the gap?<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>
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A growth mindset is associated with a greater increase in scores for girls (+3 points), students from disadvantaged backgrounds (+12 points), and immigrant students (+9 points) compared to boys, students…<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>

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\n Were schools equipped to teach\u2014and were students ready to learn\u2014remotely?<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>
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In all OECD countries and in nearly all countries\/economies that participated in PISA 2018, students from disadvantaged schools, on average, had more limited access at home to a quiet place…<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>

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\n Do students learn in collaborative or competitive environments?<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>
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On average, across OECD countries, students felt more comfortable in collaborative learning environments than in competitive ones….<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>

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\n Do boys and girls have similar attitudes toward competition and failure?<\/a>\n <\/h2>\n <\/header>
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Girls scored just five points lower than boys in math on the 2018 PISA assessment, on average across OECD countries, and outperformed boys by two points in science.\n\nIn 13 countries\/economies,…<\/p>\n <\/div><\/div>

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