oda How well are teachers doing in solving problems using ICT? (OECD Education&Skills Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:11:00 GMT If one were to ask ministers of education what they consider to be the most important factor determining the quality of their education systems, the odds are high that they would refer to the quality of the teaching work force. Full Article
oda Going grey, staying skilled (OECD Education&Skills Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 12:21:00 GMT Increased life expectancy represents one of the great achievements of modern societies: living longer and better has been a dream of past generations. At the same time, it implies changes to many aspects of life. Full Article
oda Who pays for universities: taxpayers or students? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 17 May 2016 16:30:00 GMT There are few issues in education that raise as much political and ideological controversy as tuition fees for higher education. Full Article
oda Career education that works (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 18 May 2016 11:20:00 GMT The benefits of employers engaging with education has long been reported and promoted within policy circles. Full Article
oda Latvia is determined to build on its progress in education (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 19 May 2016 11:20:00 GMT In the 2012 PISA test, urban students in Latvia outperformed rural students by the equivalent of more than a year of schooling – half a year more than the average performance difference between these two groups of students across OECD countries. Full Article
oda Time, working and learning (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2016 11:36:00 GMT At the beginning of work-based learning programmes employers make an investment. This pays off later on when, after receiving high quality training, skilled trainees achieve higher productivity and contribute to production. Full Article
oda Going beyond education policies – how can PISA help turn policy into practice? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 24 May 2016 12:46:00 GMT How are policy makers in the United States using data to help districts maximise their impact? And, what tools do districts need to work together in order to build stronger communities? Full Article
oda No gain without (some) pain (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2016 11:08:00 GMT Across OECD countries, 32% of low-performing students reported that they give up easily when confronted with a difficult mathematics problem compared to only 13% of top performers. Full Article
oda Towards better tools to measure social and emotional skills (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 31 May 2016 19:22:00 GMT Common sense and hard evidence point to the significant impact of socio-emotional skills such as perseverance and responsibility on children's lifetime success. Full Article
oda Why should we improve learning opportunities for young kids (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 11:17:00 GMT More than hundred years ago, nations that are now members of the OECD introduced legislation to set the age compulsory education. Full Article
oda Making all students count (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 12:14:00 GMT Many students who participated in PISA 2012 reported that they have hardly been exposed to fundamental concepts in mathematics, like arithmetic means or linear equations, which form the basis of the numeracy skills that they will need to thrive as adults. Full Article
oda Closing the gap between education and employment (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 23 Jun 2016 12:31:00 GMT Employer engagement in education and training has become a hot topic for policy makers and practitioners around the world. Full Article
oda Why skills matter (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 28 Jun 2016 16:18:00 GMT It’s the time of year when young people in the northern hemisphere are finishing their formal studies for the year – or for the foreseeable future. Full Article
oda How to transform schools into learning organisations? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Jul 2016 18:04:00 GMT Schools nowadays are required to learn faster than ever before in order to deal effectively with the growing pressures of a rapidly changing environment. Full Article
oda What does country average mean (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 08 Jul 2016 13:43:00 GMT The international statistical system, one of the great achievements of international organisations, has mirrored the evolution of the nation-state. Full Article
oda Can analogue skills bridge the digital divide? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 12 Jul 2016 13:33:00 GMT The digital divide has shifted. Full Article
oda A Brave New World: The new frontiers of technology and education (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 15 Jul 2016 13:18:00 GMT When we think of technology and education, we usually think of information and communication technologies (ICTs). Full Article
oda Is more vocational education the answer? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 19 Jul 2016 15:39:00 GMT Vocational education and training can mean very different things to different people. Full Article
oda Do labour markets welcome shorter tertiary degrees? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 23 Aug 2016 15:59:00 GMT At the turn of this century, two different models of higher education programmes prevailed in the world. Full Article
oda Complex mathematics isn’t for everyone (but maybe it should be) (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 06 Sep 2016 14:18:00 GMT PISA 2012 finds that, on average across OECD countries, about 70% of students attend schools where teachers believe that it is best to adapt academic standards to students’ capacities and needs. Full Article
oda What makes education governance and reform work beyond the drawing table? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 09 Sep 2016 13:09:00 GMT Today’s education systems need to adapt practices to local diversity while ensuring common goals. Full Article
oda Leaders for learning (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 15:02:00 GMT The role of the school leader is essential for pupil and staff success, and although good practice exists, there is still room for improvement. Full Article
oda Educating for Innovation and Innovation in Education (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 15:08:00 GMT Students unable to navigate through our complex digital landscape are simply no longer able to participate in our social, economic and cultural life. Full Article
oda Empowering teachers with high-quality professional development (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 15:33:00 GMT Exposure to high quality teacher professional development varies greatly both between and within countries, which broadens the scope of work for policy makers. Full Article
oda In case you haven’t heard (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 25 Oct 2016 14:08:00 GMT On 6 December, the latest results from the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment, better known as PISA, will be made public. Full Article
oda Do men’s and women’s choices of field of study explain why women earn less than men? (OECD Education Today Blog By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:34:00 GMT Why women and men choose to pursue different fields of study, and why those choices vary among countries, is not easy to determine. Full Article
oda A peek at PISA (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 15 Nov 2016 13:35:00 GMT PISA 2015 focused on science, with the understanding that, although not every student is interested in becoming a scientist, all of us now need to be able to “think like a scientist” sometimes. Full Article
oda New insights on teaching strategies (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 13:52:00 GMT Education’s purpose is to prepare children for a fast-moving, ever-changing world. Teaching faces the additional challenge of classrooms becoming increasingly more culturally diverse. Now, more than ever, this requires an adaptation of current teaching strategies. Full Article
oda Skills are the key to unlocking prosperity in Peru (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 25 Nov 2016 11:16:00 GMT Peru has been one of the strongest economic performers in Latin America with steady GDP per capita growth over the past decade. Full Article
oda To contain the cost of education, should countries only consider teachers’ salaries? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 10:57:00 GMT High-performing education systems value teachers and invest a lot in them. And indeed, the human factor is crucial in creating effective and high-quality teaching and learning environments. Full Article
oda Discover your talent! (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 10:55:00 GMT In a changing and more competitive job market, Vocational Education and Training (VET) delivers specific skills and knowledge for the jobs of today and tomorrow, leading to great careers and good life prospects. Full Article
oda Looking forward to PISA (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 05 Dec 2016 15:29:00 GMT Tomorrow, the OECD will publish the 2015 PISA results. The world’s premier global metric for education will tell us which countries have the best school systems, based on the performance of 15-year-olds in science, mathematics and reading over a two-hour test. Full Article
oda Education and skills foster health and well-being, but why is this a problem? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:48:00 GMT Traditional economics measure the benefits of education and skills in its economic gains in employment or earnings. Full Article
oda Building strong partnerships to tackle Mexico’s skills challenges (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 23 Jan 2017 18:47:00 GMT Skills are the foundation upon which Mexico must build future growth and prosperity. Mexico, being one of the youngest populations among OECD countries, has a strong demographic advantage and thus a unique window of opportunity. But it also faces common challenges to bring the skills of its population up to the requirements of the global digital economy. Full Article
oda How student attitudes towards the value of education can be shaped by careers education – evidence from the OECD’s PISA study (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:41:00 GMT As governments around the world seek to tackle stubbornly high levels of youth unemployment, new attention has been focused on the relationship between education and employment. Full Article
oda Who are the winners and losers of the expansion of education over the past 50 years? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 27 Jan 2017 11:49:00 GMT Modern education systems, which are open to the middle classes and the poor, not just the elites, were established during the first industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries. Full Article
oda Social inequalities in education are not set in stone (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 13:30:00 GMT Most people see social inequities in education as stubbornly persistent. Full Article
oda Mind the Gap: Inequality in education (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 19:06:00 GMT Inequality has been growing in most OECD countries since the 1980s and is currently at its highest level in 30 years. Forecasts for 2060 suggest that gross earnings inequality could continue to rise dramatically across the OECD if current trends persist. Full Article
oda Knowing what teachers know about teaching (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 21 Feb 2017 13:16:00 GMT In modern societies, most professionals become knowledge workers. Their professional practice is increasingly fuelled and inspired by various forms of knowledge. A good example is the medical profession, where the continuously growing body of scientific knowledge finds its way into professional practices. Full Article
oda Doctors and nurses are from Venus, scientists and engineers are from Mars (for now) (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 11:42:00 GMT There is little doubt that in OECD countries, the chances for boys and girls to succeed and contribute to society have become more equal over the past century. Full Article
oda How Wales can ensure the successful implementation of its reforms (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 28 Feb 2017 10:46:00 GMT How Wales can ensure the successful implementation of its reforms (OECD Education Today Blog) Full Article
oda Why do so many women want to become teachers? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Wed, 01 Mar 2017 12:05:00 GMT According to the latest Education Indicators in Focus brief, the average share of female teachers across OECD countries increased from 61% in 2005 to 65% in 2010 and to 68% in 2014, in all education levels combined. Full Article
oda Finding and cultivating talented teachers: Insights from high-performing countries (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:54:00 GMT In a rapidly changing world, having a strong knowledge base in their subject area, good classroom management skills and a commitment to helping students learn may no longer be enough to meet the expanding role of teachers. Full Article
oda How inequalities in acquiring skills evolve (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 28 Mar 2017 19:04:00 GMT PISA data reveal large disparities in achievement not only across countries, but also within countries across different subgroups of students. Full Article
oda Empowering teachers to improve equity and inspire learning (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 30 Mar 2017 12:07:00 GMT The expectations for teachers are high and rising each day. Full Article
oda Have emerging Latin American countries chosen quantity over quality in education? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Fri, 31 Mar 2017 13:34:00 GMT Developing human capital is an integral part of economic growth and social progress. Full Article
oda How to return to the “gold standard” for education (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Mon, 03 Apr 2017 09:39:00 GMT Sweden has one asset that few other countries in the Western world offer: a firm belief in the power of education to transform lives and promote social inclusion. Full Article
oda Empowering teachers to improve equity and inspire learning (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 04 Apr 2017 09:33:00 GMT Every year in March, education ministers and union leaders of the highest-performing and most rapidly improving education systems (according to PISA) meet to seek ways to improve the status of the teaching profession. Many countries could use such guidance. Full Article
oda Building tax systems to foster better skills (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Thu, 06 Apr 2017 11:49:00 GMT Investing in skills is crucial for fostering inclusive economic growth and creating strong societies. In an increasingly connected world, skills are particularly important for citizens to get the most out of new forms of capital, such as big data and robotics. Full Article
oda Does the world need people who understand problems, or who can solve them? (OECD Education Today Blog) By oecdeducationtoday.blogspot.fr Published On :: Tue, 11 Apr 2017 12:26:00 GMT A recently published OECD publication, The Nature of Problem Solving: Using Research to Inspire 21st Century Learning, explores the concept of problem solving in great depth. Full Article