U.S. moves up in PISA test score rankings because other countries are doing worse
S. In the early 2000s, politicians and pundits were swept up in anxiety about U.S. performance on a key international test known as PISA. Delegations traveled to learn from high-achieving countries like Finland. Journalists and researchers wrote books on the topic. Leaders like President Obama…
The latest PISA test results released on Tuesday show that U.S. students are scoring well above the international average in science and reading. Math scores, which have historically been the weakest subject for American students, are now comparable to those of other developed nations. However, the U.S. has managed to climb in the rankings mainly because other countries' scores have declined faster than ours over the past decade.
It appears that a global decline in student achievement may be the root cause, with pandemic-related disruptions potentially playing a role in the long-term effects on learning outcomes.
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