Research Seminar: Quality & Equity of Student Performance in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam

Education has long been acknowledged as one of the key factors in enhancing both social and economic wellbeing and is receiving increasing amounts of attention and priority in many countries around the world, particularly those in the Southeast Asian region. Nearly every country in this region is investing extensively in education since the 1990s. However, not all countries in the region have managed to improve the practice and effectiveness of their education systems over the past two decades. Students in Singapore have consistently shown superior academic performance in various international assessment programs, including the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Students in Indonesia, on the other hand, have the lowest average scores in PISA 2015. This study focuses on assessing the quality and equity of student performance with respect to 15-year-old students in PISA 2015 from five participating Southeast Asian countries, namely Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. In addition, this study addresses the complex issues involved in making comparisons between countries in the levels of performance in Mathematics of the 15-year-old students.
 
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