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How did Spain perform in PISA 2018? New estimates of children’s PISA reading scores

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  • John Jerrim

    (University College London)

  • Luis Alejandro Lopez-Agudo

    (Universidad de Málaga)

  • Oscar D. Marcenaro Gutierrez

    (Universidad de Málaga)

Abstract

International large-scale assessments have gained much attention since the beginning of the 21st century, influencing education legislation in many countries. This includes Spain, where they have been used by successive governments to justify education policy change. Unfortunately, there was a problem with the PISA 2018 reading scores for this country, meaning the OECD has thus far refused to release the results. This has caused much frustration amongst policymakers and other interest groups in Spain, particularly as reading was the subject of focus. Therefore, in this paper we attempt to estimate the likely PISA 2018 reading scores for Spain, and for each region within. We find that Spanish reading scores are likely to have fallen to between 475 and 483 test points in 2018, a decline of around 13 to 21 points (approximately 0.13-0.21 standard deviations) compared to 2015.

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  • John Jerrim & Luis Alejandro Lopez-Agudo & Oscar D. Marcenaro Gutierrez, 2020. "How did Spain perform in PISA 2018? New estimates of children’s PISA reading scores," DoQSS Working Papers 20-01, Quantitative Social Science - UCL Social Research Institute, University College London.
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    2. Eric A. Hanushek, 1979. "Conceptual and Empirical Issues in the Estimation of Educational Production Functions," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 14(3), pages 351-388.
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    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General
    • I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
    • I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy

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