Reviews of National Policies for Education OECD Review of Resourcing Schools to Address Educational Disadvantage in Ireland

Reviews of National Policies for Education OECD Review of Resourcing Schools to Address Educational Disadvantage in Ireland
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2024-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9264541152

The “OECD Review of Resourcing Schools to Address Educational Disadvantage in Ireland” provides an independent analysis meant to support Irish authorities in identifying ways to strengthen the resources and supports provided to students at risk of educational disadvantage in both DEIS and non-DEIS schools. The report serves three purposes: i) to provide insights and advice to Irish education authorities; ii) to help other countries understand the Irish approach to equitable education; and iii) to provide input for comparative analyses of the OECD Education for Inclusive Societies project. The scope for the analysis in this report covers primary and post-primary education. The focus areas of the review in Ireland are: i) governance, ii) resourcing; iii) capacity building; iv) school-level interventions and v) monitoring and evaluation. This report will be of interest in Ireland and other countries looking to improve the equity of students at risk of educational disadvantage in their education systems.

Implementing Education Policies Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence Into the Future

Implementing Education Policies Scotland’s Curriculum for Excellence Into the Future
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2021-06-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9264476989

Students in Scotland (United Kingdom) engage in learning through Curriculum for Excellence (CfE), which aims to provide them with a holistic, coherent, and future-oriented approach to learning between the ages of 3 and 18. CfE offers an inspiring and widely supported philosophy of education. This report analyses the progress made with CfE since 2015, building upon several months of observations in Scotland, the existing literature and experiences from other OECD countries.

Understanding and Applying Assessment in Education

Understanding and Applying Assessment in Education
Author: Damian Murchan
Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2024-04-09
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1529786991

All teachers are responsible for assessing the children they teach, and the outcomes of any assessment are important for individual learners, schools and wider education systems. Designed as a pragmatic guide for new teachers and those training to teach, this book is your one-stop-shop for understanding assessment in schools. It covers formative and summative approaches used across primary and secondary education, supporting a balanced overview with policy examples drawn from the UK, Ireland and wider international contexts. This updated second edition reflects recent trends in assessment and includes: more balanced coverage across primary and secondary age phases with a broader range of examples across curriculum subject areas a new chapter on the potential of digital assessment for both formative and summative purposes the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on assessment in general, and examinations in particular Damian Murchan is Associate Professor in the School of Education at Trinity College Dublin. Gerry Shiel is a Research Fellow at the Educational Research Centre, Dublin, Ireland.

OECD Skills Studies OECD Skills Strategy Ireland Assessment and Recommendations

OECD Skills Studies OECD Skills Strategy Ireland Assessment and Recommendations
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2023-05-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9264819819

Skills are the key to shaping a better future and central to the capacity of countries and people to thrive in an increasingly interconnected and rapidly changing world. This report, OECD Skills Strategy Ireland: Assessment and Recommendations, identifies opportunities and makes recommendations to secure a balance in skills, foster greater participation in lifelong learning, leverage skills to drive innovation and improve firm performance, and strengthen skills governance to build a joined-up skills ecosystem in Ireland.

OECD Reviews of School Resources: Colombia 2018

OECD Reviews of School Resources: Colombia 2018
Author: Radinger Thomas
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018-07-18
Genre:
ISBN: 9264303758

This country review report offers an independent analysis of major issues facing the use of school resources in Colombia from an international perspective. It provides a description of national policies, an analysis of strengths and challenges, and a proposal of possible future approaches.

Education Policy Outlook 2015 Making Reforms Happen

Education Policy Outlook 2015 Making Reforms Happen
Author: OECD
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2015-01-19
Genre:
ISBN: 9264225447

This book provides comparative analysis of policy reforms, and reviews individual country education policy approaches in a succinct format.

OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Netherlands 2014

OECD Reviews of Evaluation and Assessment in Education: Netherlands 2014
Author: Nusche Deborah
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Total Pages: 223
Release: 2014-07-15
Genre:
ISBN: 9264211942

This review report for the Netherlands provides, from an international perspective, an independent analysis of major issues facing the Dutch evaluation and assessment framework in education, current policy initiatives and possible future approaches.