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OECD: Where Immigrant Students Succeed - A Comparative Review of Performance and Engagement
from PISA 2003
Presentation:
Gayle Christensen
Lead Author and Research Associate, Urban Institute |
The event took place on Monday, May 15, 2006
Capitol Hill Club, Private Dining Room 1
300 First Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
8:30 AM Registration, 9:00-10:00 AM Presentation
Event Description:
Successful integration of immigrant students into education systems presents a central concern to many countries. The OECD addressed this timely topic in its report, Where Immigrant Students Succeed: a Comparative Review of Performance and Engagement in PISA 2003. The report analyzes evidence from the 2003 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) on outcomes of schooling including how well immigrant students perform in key school subjects at the age of 15, how they assess themselves, and how they approach their schooling.
This report examines the performance of immigrant students in mathematics, reading, science and problem-solving skills. The students were compared to native students in their adopted country as well as to all students in countries covered by PISA. The authors attempt to identify factors that may contribute to differences between countries in immigrant student outcomes. These factors may offer policymakers possible ideas to improve the situation of immigrant students.
Dr. Christensen will discuss the context and main findings from the report. She will focus on performance differences and the role of language, highlighting policies and practices to help immigrant students attain proficiency in the language of instruction.
Presentation:
Gayle Christensen, Lead Author of the Study and Research Associate, Education Policy Center, Urban Institute
Biography:
Gayle Christensen, PhD. Dr. Christensen currently works as a Research Associate at the Urban Institute’s Education Policy Center. She came to the Urban Institute after spending a year at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development, as a German Chancellor Scholar under the auspices of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation. Dr. Christensen completed her Ph.D. in education at Stanford University, where she used her training from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy to explore the intersection of international relations and education. She also worked at the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Stanford Educational Assessment Laboratory, and the Consortium for Policy Research in Education where she focused on issues of educational accountability in the United States and abroad.
For more information, please contact Susan Fridy,
OECD Washington Center, 202-785-6323
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