Abstract:
The present integrative review has the goal of knowing the main factors influencing the results of Portuguese and Brazilian students in the editions of PISA, from 2000 to 2012, according to the published literature. Five factors and ten sub-factors have been identified. The more determinant factors in the considered studies were the educational system, the socioeconomic context of the students and the characteristics of schools. This integrative review gives evidence of the multiplicity of factors that affect the performance of students in PISA, in Portugal as in Brazil. There also exists a significant gap in studies in the literature, as there are factors that are scarcely or not at all analysed in both countries. There is in consequence a need of a bigger investment in research in this area, taking advantage of the huge set of data generated by PISA.
Keywords:
PISA; Mathematical literacy; Achievement; Educational system; Brazil; Portugal