GSE Publications
Title
Is the United States Really Losing the International Horse Race in Academic Achievement?
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
May 2005
Abstract
The results of international assessments of student achievement are far more nuanced than the headlines lead us to believe. Having examined six comparisons of performance — in various subjects and at various levels — by students in the U.S. and other industrialized nations, Mr. Boe and Ms. Shin conclude that the dire pronouncements about America’s standing are greatly exaggerated.
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Date Posted: 04 April 2006
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Copyright Phi Delta Kappa International. Reprinted from Phi Delta Kappan, Volume 86, Issue 9, May 2005, pages 688-695.
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