CORRECTING & REPLACING Expanded OECD & Pearson Foundation Video Series Reveals New Strengths of Top-Performing Educational Sy...
29 Juni 2011 - 6:44PM
Business Wire
In the contact section of the release, the email address for
Kate Miler should be kate.miller@pearson.com (sted
kate.miler@pearson.com)
The corrected release reads:
EXPANDED OECD AND PEARSON FOUNDATION VIDEO
SERIES REVEALS NEW STRENGTHS OF TOP-PERFORMING EDUCATIONAL
SYSTEMS
Expanded "Strong Performers and Successful
Reformers in Education" series documents new educational success in
Brazil and Germany. Japan, Portugal, and Singapore coming soon.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) and the Pearson Foundation today announced details of a
second collection of investigative films documenting successful
education initiatives currently improving student learning in
classrooms around the world. The films are the latest installments
in the OECD’s "Strong Performers and Successful Reformers in
Education" film series, which presents the policies and practices
that are helping education systems teach students the skills they
will need to succeed in an increasingly global, interconnected
economy.
Andreas Schleicher, Head of the Indicators and Analysis Division
at the OECD’s Directorate for Education, provided details of this
latest effort at the 14th OECD Japan Seminar "Strong Performers,
Successful Reformers in Education,” cohosted by the Japanese
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
(MEXT) and the OECD in Tokyo. In addition to a forthcoming profile
of educational innovation in Japan, the new series will include
studies of similar efforts that are improving student achievement
currently underway in Singapore and Portugal. The first two films
of this set, which focus on achievements in Brazil and Germany,
were shared with attendees of this week’s Tokyo conference.
The school systems featured in the “Strong Performers and
Successful Reformers in Education” film series were chosen either
for their high performance in the OECD’s Programme for
International Student Assessment (PISA) or because they have been
able to improve rapidly. Every three years, PISA evaluates the
skills of 15-year-old secondary students in three basic areas:
reading, mathematics and science. Starting from very different
levels, the countries and regions profiled have succeeded in
raising their students’ performance substantially.
“Like their predecessors, these videos provide a fascinating
look behind the PISA data,” said Schleicher. “With each profile you
can see clearly the ways in which the policies and practices that
underpin strong performance and successful educational reform
improve student success. When you compare the approaches, you also
get a remarkable sense of the common opportunities and the unique
differences among those countries who have genuinely improved
student performance in recent years.”
The two profiles released today join previous portraits of the
policies and programs that local education leaders credit with
improving student achievement in Finland, Poland, Ontario Canada,
and Shanghai, China—films first made available in conjunction with
the December 7, 2010 release of the most recent international PISA
results. In Brazil, education leaders are establishing nationwide
quality goals and allowing schools to choose how to best achieve
them in a way that is helping that country to overcome wide-ranging
economic and social inequities in education. In Germany, reforms
together with a nationwide effort to raise performance have raised
that country’s performance from 21st place in the 2000 PISA
rankings to 15th in 2010.
“Together, these real-time studies of many of the world’s most
successful education systems display important common features,”
said Mark Nieker, President of the Pearson Foundation. “In every
case, these countries’ governmental and social leaders share with
parents, teachers, and students a strong belief in the value of
education. They have also effectively channeled resources to the
areas that yield the most results. Perhaps most importantly, all
students are given opportunities to achieve success. Each film
represents significant progress towards a future where students
everywhere are better prepared to succeed.”
The films can be viewed online
at www.pearsonfoundation.org/OECD and copies may be
obtained directly from the OECD.
About the OECD
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
(OECD) works with governments on education policy and in many other
areas in order to help them to develop policies that will improve
the lives of citizens around the world. As an intergovernmental
organization, the OECD provides a forum in which countries can work
together to share experiences and seek solutions to common
problems. Its 34 member countries span the globe, from North and
South America to Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. The OECD also
works closely with emerging giants like China, India, and Brazil
and developing economies in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the
Caribbean to build a cleaner, fairer world. More information about
the OECD can be found at www.oecd.org.
About PISA
PISA tests the educational attainment levels of 15-year-old
secondary school students every three years in three core areas:
reading, mathematics, and science. Launched in 2000, PISA now
covers some 70 countries and economies that together account for
around 86% of world economic output. Test results provide education
authorities with an international yardstick to measure how their
school systems are performing and to identify where progress can be
achieved. More information on PISA can be found
at www.oecd.org/pisa.
About the Pearson Foundation
The Pearson Foundation extends Pearson’s (NYSE:PSO) commitment
to education by partnering with leading nonprofit, civic, and
business organizations to provide financial, organizational, and
publishing assistance across the globe. The Foundation aims to make
a difference by sponsoring innovative educational programs and
extending its educational expertise to help in classrooms and in
local communities. More information on the Pearson Foundation can
be found at www.pearsonfoundation.org.
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