Chartered College of Teaching · Comparing international education systems
This research summary presents findings from a study that compared instructional systems and intended curricula in six 'high performing' countries and two US states (Creese et al., 2016). Countries were chosen based on their performance on OECD's 2009 PISA assessment and included Australia (New South Wales and Queensland), Canada (Alberta and Ontario), China (Hong Kong and Shanghai), Finland, Japan and Singapore. Massachusetts was included as an example of a high-performing jurisdiction and Florida as an example of a moderate performer. The study compared: ‚óè the aims of the education systems
‚óè the degree to which the education systems are managed centrally
‚óè their accountability systems
‚óè compulsory and optional subjects
‚óè how the curriculum is organised
‚óè if the curriculum is differentiated
‚óè if and how '21st century skills' are embedded in the cu
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