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Dragica Pavlović Babić & Aleksandar Baucal

Institute of Psychology, University of Belgrade

Conference: TURNING RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE – LEARNING

FROM PISABelgrade, 15-17.06.2011

OutlineTwo key messagesKey findings: Quality and equity in

Serbian education in PISA 2009 mirror

Key learning points

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Key message 1It is not the most important where

we are now at the PISA scale, but …

…how to become better tomorrow?

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Key message 2

Let PISA data set change

the policy mind set

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Key findings: Serbian education in PISA

2009 mirror

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Reading competence Data

Average score 442Serbia vs. OECD average – 51Serbia: 2009 vs. 2006 + 41% of functional literate 67%% of functional literate: 2009 vs. 2006

+19%

% at two highest levels (level 5 and 6) 0.8%Impact of SES of students (% of variance)

12%

Gender differences (M. vs. F) -29**

Key findings: Serbia in regional

context

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Reading 2006. 2009 Diff. 2009. vs.

2006.

Slovenia 494 483 11

Croatia 477 476 1Serbia 401 442 + 41

Bulgaria 402 429 + 27

Romania 396 424 + 28

Montenegro

392 408 + 16

Albania 385

Huge improvement in reading: possible

explanationsBetter educational experience of

studentsSupport from and collaboration

with the MinistryStudent are better oriented in

terms of PISA demandsBetter support to low achievers

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Key findings: equity in education

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Nobody is perfectGood news 1

Small differences in student achievements

Good news 2

Small impact of student SES

Bad news 1

High differences btw schools in terms of student SES indicating social segregation

Bad news 2

Highly competent students living in poverty have about 4 times less chance to get enrolled in general sec. edu.

Key learning points: PISA as a learning

toolInternational/regional perspective

What are characteristics of successful ones?

What are characteristics of those who have made important progress?

National perspectiveIdentify school where students progress

the mostLearn from these schools how quality and

equity can be achieved in your context

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Thanks for your attention

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