International large-scale assessments are on the rise, with the Programme for International
Student Assessment (PISA) seen by many as having strategic prominence in education …

A large body of research has indicated that bilingualism–through continual practice in
language control–may impact cognitive functions, as well as relevant aspects of brain …

Abstract The Programme for International Students Assessment (PISA) has become one of
the most influential forces in global education. The growing influence has been …

Singapore's remarkable performance in Programme for International Student Assessment
(PISA) has placed it among the world's high-performing education systems (HPES). In the …

Yong Zhao shines a light on the long-ignored phenomenon of side effects of education
policies and practices, bringing a fresh and perhaps surprising perspective to evidence …

Education reform is increasingly portrayed as a means to improve a nation's global
competitiveness as measured by its performance in international league tables of pupil …

Medical research is held as a field for education to emulate. Education researchers have
been urged to adopt randomized controlled trials, a more “scientific” research method …

A small group of high-performing East Asian economies dominate the top of the Programme
for International Student Assessment (PISA) rankings. This has caught the attention of …

This paper explores Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) for Schools, a
local variant of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD's) …

Comparing High-Performing Education Systems provides original insights into the
educational structures, ideologies, policies, and practices in Singapore, Shanghai, and …