Journal Article

What did PISA and TIMSS ever do for us?

Stankov, Lazar, Lee, Jihyun, Beckmann, Jens F, Elliott, Julian

2019

Overview

There appears to be something of an intellectual and philosophical gulf between education researchers who seek insights from statistical analyses of complex data-sets such as those provided by the OECD (PISA), and others who seek to develop rich, contextualised socio-historical understandings that can shed light upon why particular classroom practices operate and are sustained within a given milieu. This paper outlines these different perspectives, with particular reference to non-cognitive factors. Detailed analysis of the roots of high academic achievement, and associated challenges to student wellbeing, in many East Asian countries, is provided. The important influence of broad political and societal factors is highlighted by reference to cross-cultural differences across a large number of countries. The paper concludes by stating that while data from large datasets can assist in gaining greater understanding of cross-cultural differences, to be meaningful, such analyses should be incorporated within complex ecosystemic accounts. (übernommen).

• Publisher: Taylor & Francis, Ltd,Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subject: Academic achievement / Asian students / Classroom practice / Classrooms / Cognition / Cross cultural studies / Cultural differences / Cultural factors / Data / Data analysis / Datenanalyse / Education / Educational Practices / Educational tests & measurements / Einflussfaktor / Herausforderung / International studies / Kultureller Unterschied / Large scale assessment / Ostasien / PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment) / Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) / Reference Materials / Schülerleistung / TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study) / Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) / Ursache / Well being / Ökosystem