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Asian countries dominate, science teaching criticised in survey
Singapore ranked first, the US ranked 25th among OECD countries. From phys.org:
Asian countries dominated the top places in a key survey released Tuesday of high-school skills, but the report criticised science teaching in many countries.
The PISA survey of 15-year-olds in 72 countries and economies found that the quality of science lessons was more important than equipment or even staffing levels.
And it confirmed earlier findings that loading students down with homework or extra tuition was rarely the key to success in science.
Singapore came top of the table for its teaching of science, reading and mathematics.
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The PISA survey of 15-year-olds in 72 countries and economies found that the quality of science lessons was more important than equipment or even staffing levels.
And it confirmed earlier findings that loading students down with homework or extra tuition was rarely the key to success in science.
Singapore came top of the table for its teaching of science, reading and mathematics.
more
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Asian countries dominate, science teaching criticised in survey (Original Post)
Jim__
Dec 2016
OP
The Bible says very little about mathematics, where we do worse than in science.
FarCenter
Dec 2016
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jonno99
(2,620 posts)1. Well, at least US students feel good about themselves:
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)2. Rec for exposure
In this country, the bible is more revered than science books.
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)3. The Bible says very little about mathematics, where we do worse than in science.
Last edited Wed Dec 7, 2016, 11:47 AM - Edit history (1)
Across the globe, American students were outperformed by their counterparts in 36 countries in math; 18 countries in science and 14 countries in reading.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2016-12-math-teens-science-flat.html#jCp
When looking at a comparable sample of countries that participated in the PISA exam in both 2012 (the last time the test was administered) and 2015, the US ranking fell to 35th from 28th in math.
http://www.businessinsider.com/trump-criticism-of-us-public-schools-pisa-results-2016-12
Full list of results at the above link.