Tuesday, November 01, 2011 7:43:33 PM
U.S. students lag behind in math, science and reading
By John Cookson, CNN
November 1st, 2011
02:07 PM ET
In the most recent sixty-five-nation Program for International Student Assessment [ http://www.pisa.oecd.org/pages/0,2987,en_32252351_32235731_1_1_1_1_1,00.html ] (PISA), the United States came in 15th in reading, 23rd in math and 31st in science. Here are the nations who beat the U.S. in the 2009 PISA test.
Not only are Americans absent from the top-ten nations based on average score, but the U.S. also has one of the smallest portions of students that achieve a top score. Nine percent of U.S. 15-year-olds who took the PISA test in 2006 scored a 5 or 6 (out of 6) in math. Seven-and-a-half percent got a similar top score in science. On the same test in Korea, 27% got a top score in math. In Finland, 21% got a top score in math.
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By John Cookson, CNN
November 1st, 2011
02:07 PM ET
In the most recent sixty-five-nation Program for International Student Assessment [ http://www.pisa.oecd.org/pages/0,2987,en_32252351_32235731_1_1_1_1_1,00.html ] (PISA), the United States came in 15th in reading, 23rd in math and 31st in science. Here are the nations who beat the U.S. in the 2009 PISA test.
Not only are Americans absent from the top-ten nations based on average score, but the U.S. also has one of the smallest portions of students that achieve a top score. Nine percent of U.S. 15-year-olds who took the PISA test in 2006 scored a 5 or 6 (out of 6) in math. Seven-and-a-half percent got a similar top score in science. On the same test in Korea, 27% got a top score in math. In Finland, 21% got a top score in math.
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http://globalpublicsquare.blogs.cnn.com/2011/11/01/u-s-students-lag-behind/ [with comments]
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