The link between fiction and teenagers’ reading skills: International evidence from the OECD PISA study
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DOI: 10.1002/berj.3498
Abstract: It is well known that children who read more tend to achieve higher scores in academic reading tests. Much less is known, however, about the link between reading different types of text and young people's… read more here.
Keywords: fiction; pisa; reading skills; evidence ... See more keywords
How international tests fail to inform policy: The unsolved mystery of Australia’s steady decline in PISA scores
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijedudev.2017.10.018
Abstract: •Argues that explaining national declines in test scores is as important as explaining increases.•Interviews with Australian experts on reasons for Australia’s large decline in PISA scores.•Uses microdata from PISA and TIMSS scores to test expert… read more here.
Keywords: scores international; decline pisa; pisa; international tests ... See more keywords
Periodontal inflamed surface area is associated with hs-CRP in septuagenarian Japanese adults in cross-sectional findings from the SONIC study
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-93872-8
Abstract: Periodontal disease is a chronic inflammatory condition that affects various peripheral organs. The periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA) quantifies periodontitis severity and the spread of inflammatory wounds. This study aimed to investigate the association between… read more here.
Keywords: pisa; surface area; inflamed surface; periodontal inflamed ... See more keywords
Thermoresponsive dynamic BAB block copolymer networks synthesized by aqueous PISA in one-pot
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DOI: 10.1039/d0py01424a
Abstract: We report a straightforward process to produce well-defined dynamic networks of associative BAB triblock copolymers through two successive polymerization steps conducted in one-pot and exclusively in water. The copolymers are composed of a hydrophilic poly(N,N-dimethylacrylamide)… read more here.
Keywords: pisa; block; bab; one pot ... See more keywords
How to mess with PISA: Learning from Japanese kokugo curriculum experts
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DOI: 10.1080/03626784.2018.1435975
Abstract: ABSTRACT To remove cultural bias is critical for the legitimacy of Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) as an internationally reliable academic assessment. Since its inception, PISA has made extensive effort to address this issue… read more here.
Keywords: pisa; cultural bias; reading literacy; japanese kokugo ... See more keywords
The periodontal inflamed surface area is associated with the clinical response to biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs in rheumatoid arthritis: a retrospective study
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DOI: 10.1080/14397595.2019.1680100
Abstract: Abstract Objectives: We evaluated whether the periodontal inflamed surface area (PISA), a measure of the inflammatory burden posed by periodontitis, is associated with the clinical response to biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in patients with… read more here.
Keywords: pisa; associated clinical; disease; periodontal inflamed ... See more keywords
Low, medium, and high-performing schools in the Nordic countries. Student performance at PISA Mathematics 2003-2012
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DOI: 10.1080/20004508.2020.1721256
Abstract: ABSTRACT Decreasing performance in several core subjects among students in Sweden and the increasing segregation of schools are urgent issues in relation to equity in education, which has been a long-term goal in Sweden. The… read more here.
Keywords: mathematics; pisa; school; student performance ... See more keywords
Book Review: The Nature of School Leadership: Global Practice and Perspectives
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DOI: 10.1177/0892020618785093
Abstract: PISA has become a significant event in the education universe – our equivalent of the Olympics. Yet, as with other complex phenomena, the degree of confidence embodied in the pronouncements it generates tends to be… read more here.
Keywords: pisa; school; book; practice ... See more keywords
Equity lost: Sweden and Finland in the struggle for PISA scores
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DOI: 10.1177/14749041211069240
Abstract: This study seeks to explore the effect of tools of school governance advanced by the global reform agenda (1) on student performance and (2) on reducing the effect of sociodemographic variables on this performance. To… read more here.
Keywords: finland; equity lost; sweden finland; lost sweden ... See more keywords
Importancia de la actuación docente frente a la política educativa regional en la explicación del rendimiento en PISA
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DOI: 10.4438/1988-592x-re-2017-378-361
Abstract: espanolEntre los factores que explican el rendimiento en PISA, destaca el papel de las variables que informan sobre el contexto social, economico y cultural. Este tipo de variables no son directamente moldeables, y escapan a… read more here.
Keywords: rendimiento pisa; del; pisa; las politicas ... See more keywords