A PISA study (Programme for International Student Assessment) revealed that Portuguese students are those who most agree with the idea that, in a discussion, there can be more than one correct opinion.
As Portuguese children are the most tolerant when it comes to listening and recognizing different opinions.
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) PISA study on student performance in various educational systems revealed that 15-year-old Portuguese students are among the those who pay the most attention to various opinions before taking positions on any issue.
Released this Wednesday and cited by the newspaper, the data shows that Portugal stands out for the “large percentage of students who claim to systematically consider everyone’s perspectives before taking a position (80%)”.
Portugal is, therefore, the country with the highest percentage (65%) of students “that challenges the idea that there is only one right way to be in a discussion.”
Tolerance, the study highlights, occurs in the majority of students, without registering a pattern: it comes from students who have the worst performance (72%), as well as those who have better results (85%).
Portugal is still among the countries in which students say they talk to their parents about political or social issues. This demonstrates – concludes the study – that Portuguese children are of those most committed to critical thinking.
“This fact was observed in most countries and economies with available data, in particular in Belgium, Brazil, Ireland and Portugal, even taking into account the socioeconomic profile of students and schools”, says Público.
