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This chapter focuses on the quality of education in Kyrgyzstan, with quality defined as outcomes in international student assessments. I also explore the impact of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2006 and 2009 (Schleicher 2009; Shamatov & Sainazarov, 2010) on the quality of secondary education in Kyrgyzstan. In 2006, Kyrgyzstan, along with other 56 other countries participated in PISA.
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Shamatov, D. (2014). Education Quality in Kyrgyzstan and the Programme for International Student Assessment (Pisa). In: Napier, D.B. (eds) Qualities of Education in a Globalised World. The World Council of Comparative Education Societies. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-650-9_3
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