Supervisors info:
Αθανάσιος Βέρδης, Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Εκπαιδευτικής Έρευνας και Αξιολόγησης στο Τμήμα Φιλοσοφίας, Παιδαγωγικής, Ψυχολογίας του Εθνικού και Καποδιστριακού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών
Αικατερίνη Κασιμάτη, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια στο Παιδαγωγικό Τμήμα της Ανώτατης Σχολής Παιδαγωγικής και Τεχνολογίας.
Μαρία Μαμούρα, Διδάσκουσα ΘΕΠΑΕΕ
Summary:
The purpose of this research is to investigate whether the performance of 15-year-old students in reading, mathematics and physics in the competition of PISA 2015 is influenced by several characteristics of the sample (e.g. place of school, language learning, computer use and interactive boards at school, student’s participation in activities, equipped physics laboratory and physics teachers equipped with a high level education, availability of study rooms at school, professional development activities of teachers, teaching practices based on recent research, active participation of students in the learning process, child criminality and offensive behavior in the class, the principal’s communication with teaching staff, autonomy of school units in decision-making, type of school (public or private), student's enrollment procedures at school, school funding, school teaching in conjunction with educational staff, educational material and infrastructure, teacher’s education, teacher’s evaluation, standardized student’s assessment, internal evaluation or self-assessment and external evaluation of school units, the inhibition of learning by students’ alcohol and drug use, the inhibition of learning by students’ intimidation from their classmates, parents and community participation in school). The research’s tools were the students’ answers on reading, mathematics and physics test brochures, as well as the questionnaires of principals. The research used data from five countries: Greece, Finland, Singapore, Estonia and Dominican Republic. The results of the research showed that some specific characteristics affect more (student’s computer knowledge, student’s participation in activities) or less (student’s participation in the lesson, student’s alcohol/drug use) the student’s performance. It is important to know the factors that affect student’s performance as they lead to higher school performance and more effective schools.
