International testing results showed that Bridge pupils outperformed their peers at other neighbourhood schools.
Not exact matches
So when the
results of
international tests show Western schoolchildren lagging behind their peers in countries like Singapore and Japan, alarm bells start ringing.
The last thing we found in Australia is that we believe this is
showing up in our
international test results.
Results from the 2016 Progress in
International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), released on 5 December,
show Australia's average score was lower than those of 13 other countries, including Singapore, Hong Kong, Ireland, Northern Ireland and England, which all
tested in English, as well as other top - performing countries the Russian Federation, Finland and Poland.
American 4th and 8th graders continue to exceed the
international average on math and science
tests, but are still well behind their counterparts in several Asian nations and trail a few European countries,
results released today
show.
Whether or not it is the
result of the disappointing
showing of US students on
international tests, college professors» concerns about the college readiness of students, or other evidence of students» and graduates» lack of 21st century skills, there is no shortage of recent initiatives designed to address the situation.
English pupils about to take their GCSEs are strongest in science, just above average for reading (with girls outstripping boys) and at risk of leaving low achievers behind in maths,
results from the Programme for
International Student Assessment (PISA)
tests show.
The
results from an
international test of 15 - year - olds
show that North Carolina students are competitive with worldwide peers in reading and science, but lag significantly in mathematics.
Buried under the headlines of the last week about the newly released Program for
International Student Assessment
results — which
showed American 15 - year - old students nowhere near the top on the 2012 math, reading and science
tests, is an interesting bit of data.
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