Teaching quality is assumed to be an essential prerequisite for student learning outcomes such as mathematics confidence and mathematics achievement. Notwithstanding its significance, empirical research examin...

While highlighting is one of the most common strategies to enhance reading comprehension, little is known about how highlighting behavior and its relationship with performance varies across cultures. Our purpo...

In recent years, there has been generalized concern in all countries about increasing the younger population’s level of financial literacy. However, there is still little evidence on the key factors explaining...

Metacognitive reading strategies, such as monitoring and regulating one’s reading processes, are critical for enhancing reading comprehension and achievement. However, their effectiveness can vary across diffe...

Globalization and its impact on contemporary societies have gained new impetus with the notions of global citizenship education (GCED) and education for sustainable development (ESD), considered, together with...

International large-scale assessments (ILSA) are an important source of information for education policymakers across the globe. Despite sponsors’ warnings, when results are published, media attention focuses ...

We analyse the PISA-reported convergence in the performance of private and public schools in Portugal. When PISA sampling weights are used, the number of students enrolled in those types of schools and specifi...