Northern lights on Pisa 2009 : focus on reading / Niels Egelund (eds.).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Egelund, Niels.

Series:

TemaNord ; 2012:501

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internationella studier.

Local Subjects:

Internationella studier.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Copenhagen] : Nordic Council of Ministers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This report aims to identify and analyze specific Nordic reading results and trends from 2000 to 2009. There is focus on weak readers and gender issues, and there are results from an analysis of two Danish national options; one covers tests of basic reading skills, word decoding and vocabulary knowledge, while the other presents results from analysis of oversampling of students with immigrant background. The publication also gives an overview of the school systems in the Nordic countries with a timeline of politically induced changes from 1990 to 2010 - the years of the PISA assessments. An overview of such changes has never previously been provided. The documented changes are used to form possible explanations for trends in PISA reading results in the respective countries.

Contents:

Intro

Preface

1. Introduction

1.1 General results from PISA

1.2 Nordic perspectives

2. Weak readers in the Nordic countries - gender, immigrant background, socioeconomic background, enjoyment of reading and school related factors

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Method

2.3 Results

2.4 Conclusions

References

3. "To read or not to read - that is the question" Reading engagement and reading habits in a gender perspective

3.1 Abstract

3.2 Introduction

3.3 Results

3.4 Summary and discussion

4. To what extent do basic skills predict students' PISA reading score?

4.1 Background

4.2 Method and research questions

4.3 Tests

4.4 PISA tests

4.5 Participants

4.6 Results

4.7 Discussion and perspectives

5. PISA Ethnic 2009 - immigrant and native Danish students' results in PISA 2009

5.1 PISA Ethnic - purpose and method

5.2 Discussion

6. Nordic education systems - primary and lower secondary school

6.1 Denmark

6.2 Overview of the education system

6.3 Initiatives in relation to the strongest and weakest students

6.4 Emphasis on Danish initiatives of improving reading literacy

6.5 Initiatives according to reading disabilities

6.6 Time line on school policy in Denmark 1990-2010

6.7 Faroe Islands

6.8 Overview of the education system

6.9 Initiatives in relation to the strongest and the weakest students

6.10 Emphasis on the Faroese initiatives of improving reading literacy

6.11 Initiatives according to reading disabilities

6.12 Time line 1990-2010

6.13 Finland

6.14 Overview of the education system

6.15 Teachers and teacher education

6.16 Initiatives in proportion to the strongest and weakest students

6.17 Development Plan 2007-2012.

6.18 Emphasis on Finnish initiatives of improving reading literacy

6.19 Initiatives according to reading disabilities

6.20 Time line on school policy in Finland 1990-2010

6.21 Iceland

6.22 Overview of the education system

6.23 Initiatives in relation to the strongest and weakest students

6.24 Emphasis on Icelandic initiatives of improving reading literacy

6.25 Initiatives according to reading disabilities

6.26 Time line on school policy in Iceland 1990-2010

6.27 References

6.28 Norway

6.29 Overview of the education system

6.30 Teacher and teacher's education

6.31 Initiatives in relation to the strongest and weakest students

6.32 Emphasis on Norwegian initiatives of improving reading literacy skills

6.33 Initiatives according to reading disabilities

6.34 Time line on school policy in Norway 1990-2010

6.35 Sweden

6.36 Overview of the education system

6.37 Pre-primary education

6.38 Teachers and teacher education

6.39 Initiatives in relation to the strongest and the weakest students

6.40 Emphasis on Swedish initiatives of improving reading literacy

6.41 Initiatives according to reading disabilities

6.42 Time line on school policy in Sweden 1990-2010

7. Trends from 2000 to 2009

7.1 Changes in school policy reforms and societal changes

8. Conclusion

8.1 Basic reading skills

8.2 Gender issues

8.3 Weak readers

8.4 Immigrant background

8.5 School systems and reforms from 1990 to 2010

8.6 Are the effects of reforms reflected in PISA results?

9. Sammenfatning

9.1 Ti år med PISA I Norden

9.2 Hvad er PISA?

9.3 Hvad er PISA Northern Lights IV?

9.4 Læsning er en vigtig forudsætning for viden

9.5 Store kønsforskelle i de nordiske lande

9.6 Svage læsere i de nordiske lande ligner hinanden.

9.7 Elever med indvandrerbaggrund

9.8 Udvikling i læseresultaterne 2000-2009

9.9 Har skolepolitiske reformer forbedret PISA resultaterne?.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

OCLC:

923313838