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PISA scores for the US are fairly good and stable in Reading and Science, especially compared to the OECD average. It's Math that has taken a hit over time. ht
by Herring 2y ago
PISA scores for the US are fairly good and stable in Reading and Science, especially compared to the OECD average. It's Math that has taken a hit over time.
https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/pisa-2022-results-volume-i-and-ii-country-notes_ed6fbcc5-en/united-states_a78ba65a-en.html https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/pisa-2022-results-volum...
- suddenlybananas 2y agoMaybe it's a bad measure.
- Herring 2y agoIt would still be a million times better than anecdotes and ragebait. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_Student_Assessment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programme_for_International_St... > Policy-makers in most participating countries see PISA as an important indicator of system performance
- suddenlybananas 2y agoI know a lot of people who work at the OECD and the place is a bullshit-factory.
- bartart 2y agoDo they have any specific reasons? Haven't heard that sentiment before so curious to learn something new
- suddenlybananas 2y agoMy impression is that they have a lot of careerist people who say the right things even if they don't really understand what they're saying. And because the scope of research is so broad, a lot of the management managing these people are either generalists and thus can't evaluate the work or also bullshitters.
- casey2 2y agoThis is completely useless. They also add countries so the average trend is meaningless.