Gastkommentar: Wir brauchen einen neuen Leistungsanspruch in der Bildung
Ludger Wößmann, Chef des Ifo-Zentrums für Bildungsökonomik, fordert ein einheitliches Kernabitur, um den Pisa-Abstieg zu stoppen. Dass sich Reformen auszahlen, zeigen Hamburg und England.
Germany's young people have experienced a historic low in their performance in mathematics, reading, and science on the Pisa test, dipping well below the level seen 25 years ago that triggered a Pisa shock. Since around 2012, their performance has been on a steep decline. Discussions often focus on the disastrous development at the lower end of the performance spectrum.
However, the decline in top performances is equally alarming. Since 2015, the proportion of those who do not reach the lowest competency level in mathematics has doubled, now standing at over a third. This group lacks the minimum skills typically required for vocational training, employment, and daily life. But the situation at the top end of the performance spectrum is no less serious.
The proportion of those who reach the top two competency levels has halved since 2012. It was over 17 percent then, but today it is under eight percent.
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