Comparative International Educational Testing Over the Years
The test measures ability to think
in reading, math, and science. The only thing the United States is
number one is spending per pupil. Although Luxemburg actually spends
more, it has a population less than Nashville.
The item I
found of most interest is that there is a one-to-one relationship
between a nation's scores and that nation's long-term economic growth. Guess there is
value in students, who will become workers, being able to think
analytically. Imagine that.
The other thing the graph illustrates is that a nation's scores can be improved over time--dramatically.
