Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education [electronic resource].
Publishing, OECD.
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentCorporate Author
Paris : Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development,
2012.
This book describes the Canary Islands, Spain school system and sheds light on PISA results for the Canary Islands. It includes analyses of the policy implications in the domains of system management and resource distribution, students and learning, teachers and teaching, and school leadership and inspections. The report also provides recommendations for raising quality and equity in learning outcomes.
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Table of Contents; Foreword; 1. The Canary Islands and their School System; About the Canary Islands; The Canary Islands school system; Figure 1.1 The Spanish Education System; Table 1.1 Public and private schools in the Canary Islands; 2. How Canary Islands Students Performed in PISA; Scores and rankings; Table 2.1 Mean score in reading, mathematics and science, by region in Spain; Table 2.2 Mean score and rank range of the countries/economies in reading; Proficiency levels; Figure 2.1 Percentage of students at reading proficiency levels below Level 2, and Level 5 or above
Differences between boys and girlsImpact of socio-economic background on performance; Differences between private and public schools; Performance of immigrant students and special programmes; Figure 2.2 Mean performance of public and private schools; Summary of PISA findings in this chapter; 3. Education System Management and Resources; System management; Governance arrangements; The Education Ministry (Consejería de Educacíon, Universidades y Sostenibilidad); System resources; Funding arrangements; Box 3.1 Continuity and consistency of education policy in Chile
Investment and distribution of resourcesLevels of spending on education; Figure 3.1 Public expenditure on educational institutions as share of GDP, by level: Canary Islands and selected countries; Trends in spending; Figure 3.2a Trends in public expenditure on educational institutions, share of GDP 2005-10: Canary Islands; Figure 3.2b Trends in public expenditure on educational institutions as a share of GDP 2005-08: Canary Islands and selected OECD countries; Patterns of spending on education; Figure 3.3 How school systems' resources are related to educational outcomes
Figure 3.4 Expenditure per student in secondary education relative to primary/pre-primary: Canary Islands, Spain and OECD countriesTable 3.1 Spending per level of education, Canary Islands (2010); Table 3.2 Annual expenditure per student, per level and relative to GDP per capita: Canary Islands, Spain and selected OECD countries (2007); Table 3.3 Breakdown of Canary Islands spending on teaching activities, by phase (EUR 000); Teacher salaries; Figure 3.5 Salaries as a share of current expenditure in primary and secondary education
Table 3.4 Total annual teacher salaries at the beginning and end of the teaching career, including all bonuses, except where noted (2010)Figure 3.6 Teacher salaries relative to GDP per capita and pay-scale career progression: Canary Islands and selected OECD countries; Recommendations; 4. Students and Learning; Stakeholder views on students and learning; Student interest, motivation and behaviour; Box 4.1 Nurture groups; The role of parents and families; Figure 4.1 Pressure from parents on schools to achieve high academic standards
Students with special needs or struggling to master the curriculum
This book describes the Canary Islands, Spain school system and sheds light on PISA results for the Canary Islands. It includes analyses of the policy implications in the domains of system management and resource distribution, students and learning, teachers and teaching, and school leadership and inspections. The report also provides recommendations for raising quality and equity in learning outcomes.
Education -- Canada.
Education -- Canary Islands -- Evaluation.
Education and state -- Canary Islands -- History.
Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in Education