Subject: Do parents occupations have an impact on
studentperformance? **********************************
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How much can
we infer about a studentâs performance in school by looking at what his or her
parents do for a living? To find out, PISA 2012 asked participating students
about their parentsâ occupations. The studentsâ responses were then coded into
an internationally comparable classification that allows for identifying
individuals working in similar industries, on similar tasks, with the same types
of responsibilities. For example, the classification defines the following nine
major occupational groups ordered according to the levels of skills that are
demanded in those occupations. Managers are considered the most highly-skilled,
followed by professionals; technicians and associate professionals; clerical
support workers; service and sales workers; skilled agricultural, forestry and
fishery workers; craft and related trades workers; plant and machine operators
and assemblers; and workers in elementary occupations.
Within each group, individuals are classified according to the field in which they work. For example, professionals are categorised as health professionals, teaching professionals, science professionals or business and administration professionals.
From OECD PISA In Focus, # 36. See http://www.oecd.org/pisa/pisaproducts/pisainfocus/PISA-in-Focus-N36-(eng)-FINAL.pdf
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