International Activities Program (IAP)
Assessment Division, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
This semi-monthly newsletter is a compilation of news articles relating to large-scale international studies from various news sources. These articles represent diverse views and do not necessarily reflect the views of NCES or AIR.
January 1, 2022– January 31, 2021
1st Edition
Main Articles
PISA
Australia–– Within and between school variation in Australian student achievement {ACER Discover}
International–– Universal sex differences appear in adolescents’ career aspirations, study finds {EurekAlert}
Multiple Surveys
United Kingdom–– Academics want reform of ‘narrow’ phonics focus {Schools Week} (PISA, PIRLS)
Additional Articles
PISA
Brazil–– Prevention of mental health problems among schoolchildren could avoid grade repetition and dropout {Mirage News}
Estonia–– How Estonia does it: Lessons from Europe’s best school system {The Times}
