Contributions

  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Secretary-General - Contributor
  • OECD Directorate for Education - Contributor
  • OECD iLibrary - Contributor
  • Programme for International Student Assessment - Contributor

Publication

2011 - OECD, Paris, France

Language

English

Word Count

49,500 words, Guess

Page Count

198 pages

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  • LCCLC4065 .A34 2011
  • LCCLC4065 .A435 2011eb
  • LCCLC4065.A34 2011

Alternate Titles

  • Disadvantaged students who succeed in school

Description

Many socio-economically disadvantaged students excel in PISA. This publication focuses on students who succeed at school despite a disadvantaged background. The report shows that overcoming barriers to achievement is possible, and provides students, parents, policy makers and other education stakeholders insights into what enables socio-economically disadvantaged students to fulfill their potential. Resilient students are characterized by positive approaches to learning, for example, having more interest in science or having more self-confidence. The evidence in PISA shows that positive approaches to learning tend to boost the performance of advantaged students more than that of disadvantaged ones. From an equity perspective, therefore, policies aimed at fostering positive approaches to learning ought to target disadvantaged students more than others.--Publisher's description.

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