Publication: How Can Bulgaria Improve Its Education System? An Analysis of PISA 2012 and Past Results
Date
2012-09-26
ISSN
Published
2012-09-26
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Bulgaria's performance on all three
disciplines of the program for international student
assessment (PISA) 2012 was slightly better than its PISA
2000 performance, after having dropped between 2000 and
2006. The improvements in performance between 2006 and 2012
promoted shared prosperity, but equality of opportunities is
still a major challenge. In fact, disaggregating
students' PISA scores across a number of variables for
example, location and ethnicity - shows that large
inequalities exist in Bulgaria's education system. Peer
characteristics and school segregation are the key drivers
of the Bulgarian education system's performance. An
in-depth analysis into math and reading skills shows
imbalances in performance in Bulgaria. The main areas in
which Bulgaria can further improve its educational system
involve: delaying the tracking of students to reduce
segregation in schools; continue improving the quality of
educational resources to ensure that all students learn in
an environment with books, lab equipment, and technological
hardware and software; encouraging longer pre-primary
education for all children; learning from successful schools
to improve accountability mechanisms for schools
countrywide, particularly in rural areas; reevaluating the
curriculum and assessment framework to better align student
learning to the envisaged country goals; and promoting
effective classroom management and strengthening teaching practices.
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Citation
“World Bank. 2012. How Can Bulgaria Improve Its Education System? An Analysis of PISA 2012 and Past Results. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20776 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”