Event type:

In person

Date & time:

28 Apr 2021, 13:00 – 14:00

VIRTUAL EVENT: Are students ready to thrive in an interconnected world?

This webinar will focus on students’ achievements on the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA).

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VIRTUAL EVENT: Are students ready to thrive in an interconnected world?

28 Apr 2021, 13:00 – 14:00

Tarek Mostafa

Policy Analyst

the OECD Directorate for Education and Skills

Before joining the OECD, Tarek was a Senior Research Associate at the UCL Institute of Education. His research spanned several areas: the analyses of educational inequalities, the assessment of educational performances and policy, and quantitative and survey methods.

Tarek worked extensively on PISA and similar large scale surveys, on longitudinal surveys and administrative data. In addition to his research activities, he taught on several courses, supervised postgraduate and PhD students and provided consultancy services to national and international organizations.

At the OECD, Tarek carried out work on teacher job satisfaction and on the effectiveness of science teaching strategies using PISA 2015 data. He also led the development of the PISA 2021 ICT framework and survey instruments. He was the main analyst and sole author of the PISA 2018 Volume VI: 'Are Students Ready to Thrive in an Interconnected World?'.

Tarek holds a PhD, MA and BA in Economics with a focus on the economics of education and quantitative methods. He is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the UCL Social Research Institute.

Further information

Ticketing

Pre-booking essential

Cost

Free

Open to

All

Availability

Yes

Organiser

Kiran Dhillon, LLAKES

k.dhillon@ucl.ac.uk