PISA AND PIRLS

International comparative studies of student achievement have caught the attention of governments policymakers school leaders and educational researchers globally They have become benchmarks of education for countries in the world and provide a broad perspective for countries to evaluate their education achievement However culture and school environment are two critical factors affecting educational achievement that deserve careful consideration and reinterpretation This book brings light to these conceptual and methodological issuesThe 14 articles in this book deal with various aspects of the Programme for International Student Assessment PISA and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study PIRLS including cultural and social environments principals39 roles and views achievements in Reading Science and Mathematics and the trustworthiness of international comparisons The articles use PISA and PIRLS data to present new insights and interpretations of international surveys These insights will help educators administrators and policymakers understand the working mechanisms of their school systems and the relationships between students39 achievement and the culture and school environment they are inThis book is a companion volume to the author39s earlier publication PISA Issues and Effects in Singapore East Asia and the World World Scientific 2017