Can the performance gap between immigrant and non-immigrant students be closed?:

The share of students with an immigrant background increased between 2003 and 2012, both in traditional and new destination countries. The performance difference in mathematics between immigrant and non-immigrant students decreased, on average, between 2003 and 2012. Differences in socio-economic ba...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2015
Series:PISA in Focus
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:The share of students with an immigrant background increased between 2003 and 2012, both in traditional and new destination countries. The performance difference in mathematics between immigrant and non-immigrant students decreased, on average, between 2003 and 2012. Differences in socio-economic background explain less than half of the performance difference in mathematics between immigrant and non-immigrant students
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (4 Seiten) 21 x 29.7cm
DOI:10.1787/5jrxqs8mv327-en