Against the Odds [electronic resource]: Disadvantaged Students Who Succeed in School /
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Programme for International Student Assessment.
Schleicher, Andreas.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2011.
Many socio-economically disadvantaged students excel in PISA. Students who succeed at school despite a disadvantaged background -- resilient students -- are the focus of Against the Odds. 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 fulfil their potential. Resilient students are characterised 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.
"Programme for International Student Assessment."
Includes bibliographical references.
Closing the Gap? -- A Profile of Student Resilience -- Conclusions and Policy -- References -- Annexes -- Executive Summary -- Foreword -- PISA as a Study of Student Resilience -- Defining and Characterising Student Resilience in PISA.
Many socio-economically disadvantaged students excel in PISA. Students who succeed at school despite a disadvantaged background -- resilient students -- are the focus of Against the Odds. 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 fulfil their potential. Resilient students are characterised 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.
Students with social disabilities
Academic achievement
PISA