Slovak Republic Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Slovak Republic’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment
Facing the prospects of rapid aging and shrinking population over the coming decades, Slovakia needs a highly skilled workforce to help generate the productivity growth that it needs to fuel its continued convergence of living standards with its We...
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okr-10986-233302021-04-23T14:04:14Z Slovak Republic Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Slovak Republic’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment World Bank Group LIVING STANDARDS SKILLS EMPLOYMENT SCHOOL SYSTEM COLLEGE ECONOMIC GROWTH SCHOOL READINESS TEACHERS MATH TEST SCHOOLING NUMERACY GROUPS MATH SCORES STRATEGIES LABOR FORCE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPUTER SKILLS TECHNICAL SKILLS ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL COLLEGES DISCIPLINES THINKING LANGUAGE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES REPEATERS LITERACY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TRAINING TESTS SECONDARY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM CONTENT MOBILITY ABILITY AGING CHILD DEVELOPMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL SHOW HOW STREAMING COMPULSORY SCHOOLING STUDENT OUTCOMES NEEDS COMPETENCIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM RESEARCH PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION ATTAINMENT TEACHING TEST SCORES PROBLEM SOLVING KINDERGARTEN DIPLOMAS ASSESSMENTS READING SUBJECTS ACADEMIC STREAM HUMAN CAPITAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDY WORKERS QUALITY PRESCHOOL SCIENCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PROFESSIONAL LIFE SCHOOLS STUDENT AGE GENDER LEARNING OUTCOMES LIFELONG LEARNING CHILDHOOD SCHOOL TYPES STUDENT PERFORMANCE COMPETENCE SKILLED WORKFORCE SCHOOL REFORM ACHIEVEMENT PEER REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION RESEARCHERS EXPENDITURES CLASSROOM LEVEL LITERATURE EARLY CHILDHOOD YOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOLING YOUNG CHILDREN CURRICULUM QUALITY OF LIFE TEACHER INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT REPETITION UPPER SECONDARY BASIC LITERACY COGNITIVE SKILLS UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN EDUCATION INVESTMENT RURAL AREAS BASIC SKILLS PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT YOUNG PEOPLE STUDENTS EXPENDITURES PER STUDENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS GOALS CLASSROOM REPETITION RATES SCHOOL SOCIAL MOBILITY Facing the prospects of rapid aging and shrinking population over the coming decades, Slovakia needs a highly skilled workforce to help generate the productivity growth that it needs to fuel its continued convergence of living standards with its West European neighbors. Skilling up the workforce starts with equipping youth with the right cognitive and socio-emotional foundation skills. International research has identified three dimensions of skills that matter for good employment outcomes and economic growth: cognitive skills, such as literacy, numeracy, creative and critical thinking or problem-solving; socio-emotional skills and behavioral traits, such as conscientiousness, grit or openness to experience; and job- or occupation-specific technical skills, such as the ability to work as an engineer. This report focuses on cognitive skills and examines results for Slovakia from the program for international student assessment (PISA), which assesses the mathematics, reading, and science competencies of 15-year-olds. Its findings suggest that Slovakia can do significantly better in helping students develop cognitive foundation skills. This note proposes several policy recommendations, based on an analysis of Slovakia’s PISA data as well as international evidence, to make Slovakia’s education system both stronger and more inclusive. 2015-12-14T19:37:50Z 2015-12-14T19:37:50Z 2015-12-02 Report http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25518731/slovak-republic-skilling-up-next-generation-analysis-slovak-republic’s-performance-program-international-student-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23330 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study Economic & Sector Work Europe and Central Asia |
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LIVING STANDARDS SKILLS EMPLOYMENT SCHOOL SYSTEM COLLEGE ECONOMIC GROWTH SCHOOL READINESS TEACHERS MATH TEST SCHOOLING NUMERACY GROUPS MATH SCORES STRATEGIES LABOR FORCE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPUTER SKILLS TECHNICAL SKILLS ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL COLLEGES DISCIPLINES THINKING LANGUAGE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES REPEATERS LITERACY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TRAINING TESTS SECONDARY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM CONTENT MOBILITY ABILITY AGING CHILD DEVELOPMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL SHOW HOW STREAMING COMPULSORY SCHOOLING STUDENT OUTCOMES NEEDS COMPETENCIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM RESEARCH PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION ATTAINMENT TEACHING TEST SCORES PROBLEM SOLVING KINDERGARTEN DIPLOMAS ASSESSMENTS READING SUBJECTS ACADEMIC STREAM HUMAN CAPITAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDY WORKERS QUALITY PRESCHOOL SCIENCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PROFESSIONAL LIFE SCHOOLS STUDENT AGE GENDER LEARNING OUTCOMES LIFELONG LEARNING CHILDHOOD SCHOOL TYPES STUDENT PERFORMANCE COMPETENCE SKILLED WORKFORCE SCHOOL REFORM ACHIEVEMENT PEER REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION RESEARCHERS EXPENDITURES CLASSROOM LEVEL LITERATURE EARLY CHILDHOOD YOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOLING YOUNG CHILDREN CURRICULUM QUALITY OF LIFE TEACHER INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT REPETITION UPPER SECONDARY BASIC LITERACY COGNITIVE SKILLS UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN EDUCATION INVESTMENT RURAL AREAS BASIC SKILLS PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT YOUNG PEOPLE STUDENTS EXPENDITURES PER STUDENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS GOALS CLASSROOM REPETITION RATES SCHOOL SOCIAL MOBILITY |
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LIVING STANDARDS SKILLS EMPLOYMENT SCHOOL SYSTEM COLLEGE ECONOMIC GROWTH SCHOOL READINESS TEACHERS MATH TEST SCHOOLING NUMERACY GROUPS MATH SCORES STRATEGIES LABOR FORCE HIGH SCHOOL CAREER GENERAL SECONDARY SCHOOLS COMPUTER SKILLS TECHNICAL SKILLS ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL COLLEGES DISCIPLINES THINKING LANGUAGE EMPLOYMENT OUTCOMES REPEATERS LITERACY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION TRAINING TESTS SECONDARY SCHOOLS CURRICULUM CONTENT MOBILITY ABILITY AGING CHILD DEVELOPMENT SECONDARY SCHOOL SHOW HOW STREAMING COMPULSORY SCHOOLING STUDENT OUTCOMES NEEDS COMPETENCIES STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT LEARNING EDUCATION SYSTEM RESEARCH PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION ATTAINMENT TEACHING TEST SCORES PROBLEM SOLVING KINDERGARTEN DIPLOMAS ASSESSMENTS READING SUBJECTS ACADEMIC STREAM HUMAN CAPITAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT STUDY WORKERS QUALITY PRESCHOOL SCIENCE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PROFESSIONAL LIFE SCHOOLS STUDENT AGE GENDER LEARNING OUTCOMES LIFELONG LEARNING CHILDHOOD SCHOOL TYPES STUDENT PERFORMANCE COMPETENCE SKILLED WORKFORCE SCHOOL REFORM ACHIEVEMENT PEER REVIEW PUBLIC EXPENDITURES EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION RESEARCHERS EXPENDITURES CLASSROOM LEVEL LITERATURE EARLY CHILDHOOD YOUTH SECONDARY SCHOOLING YOUNG CHILDREN CURRICULUM QUALITY OF LIFE TEACHER INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT REPETITION UPPER SECONDARY BASIC LITERACY COGNITIVE SKILLS UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN EDUCATION INVESTMENT RURAL AREAS BASIC SKILLS PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT YOUNG PEOPLE STUDENTS EXPENDITURES PER STUDENT TYPES OF SCHOOLS GOALS CLASSROOM REPETITION RATES SCHOOL SOCIAL MOBILITY World Bank Group Slovak Republic Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Slovak Republic’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment |
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Facing the prospects of rapid aging and
shrinking population over the coming decades, Slovakia needs
a highly skilled workforce to help generate the productivity
growth that it needs to fuel its continued convergence of
living standards with its West European neighbors. Skilling
up the workforce starts with equipping youth with the right
cognitive and socio-emotional foundation skills.
International research has identified three dimensions of
skills that matter for good employment outcomes and economic
growth: cognitive skills, such as literacy, numeracy,
creative and critical thinking or problem-solving;
socio-emotional skills and behavioral traits, such as
conscientiousness, grit or openness to experience; and job-
or occupation-specific technical skills, such as the ability
to work as an engineer. This report focuses on cognitive
skills and examines results for Slovakia from the program
for international student assessment (PISA), which assesses
the mathematics, reading, and science competencies of
15-year-olds. Its findings suggest that Slovakia can do
significantly better in helping students develop cognitive
foundation skills. This note proposes several policy
recommendations, based on an analysis of Slovakia’s PISA
data as well as international evidence, to make Slovakia’s
education system both stronger and more inclusive. |
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Slovak Republic Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Slovak Republic’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment |
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Slovak Republic Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Slovak Republic’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment |
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Slovak Republic Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Slovak Republic’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment |
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Slovak Republic Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Slovak Republic’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment |
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Slovak Republic Skilling Up the Next Generation : An Analysis of Slovak Republic’s Performance in the Program for International Student Assessment |
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slovak republic skilling up the next generation : an analysis of slovak republic’s performance in the program for international student assessment |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25518731/slovak-republic-skilling-up-next-generation-analysis-slovak-republic’s-performance-program-international-student-assessment http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23330 |
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