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a comparative review of performance and engagement in PISA 2003
Programme for International Student Assessment
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Drawing on data from the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), this report examines the performance of students with immigrant backgrounds and compares it to that of their native counterparts. As well as providing information on countries' approaches to the integration of immigrants, it looks at other factors that could influence immigrant students' performance, such as their attitudes to school, their motivation and learning strategies as well as their social background and the language spoken at home, with implications for educational policy.--Publisher's description.
Countries' immigration histories and populations -- Performance of immigrant students in PISA 2003 -- Background characteristics, mathematics perfromance and learning environments of immigrant students -- Immigrant students' approaches to learning -- Policies and practices to help immigrant students attain proficiency in the language of instruction.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 157-164).