Don Hudson Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 The Economist - International What the world can learn from the latest PISA test resultsReforming education is slow and hard, but eminently possible December 6, 2016 http://www.economist.com/news/international/21711247-reforming-education-slow-and-hard-eminently-possible-what-world-can-learn "Football fans must wait for four years between World Cups. Education nerds get their fill of global competition every three. The sixth Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a test of the science, maths and reading skills of 15-year-olds from across the world, was published by the OECD club of mostly rich countries on December 6th. Its results have important lessons for policymakers worldwide. "Some 540,000 pupils in 72 countries or regions—each of whom had finished at least six years of school—sat similar computer-based tests last year. The OECD then crunched the results into a standardised scale. The average result for each subject is about 490 points. Scoring 30 points above that total is roughly akin to completing an extra year’s worth of schooling." (Cont'd at link above) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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