What the US will need to do if results are not dramatically better. No Images? Click here CONTACT PISA 2015 INTERNATIONAL SURVEY RESULTS OUT TOMORROW WASHINGTON, DC — The results of the 2015 PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) administered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will be released Tuesday, December 6, at 11 am. The PISA assessment is widely considered the most valid worldwide assessment of student performance across almost 70 countries. Its results should guide how countries address potentially needed improvements. In 2012, for example, only nine percent of US "15-year-old students scored at proficiency level 5 or above, which was lower than the OECD average of 13 percent." In Science and Reading the proficiency is not dramatically different. The US typically ranks similar to average of all OECD’s 27 participating countries. Keep in mind that includes countries like Estonia and Ireland, both of which score better than the world’s most advanced country, the United States of America. "If the results of the 2015 assessment aren’t dramatically better than years prior, the US will need to strengthen its resolve to confront the education crisis that threatens not only its international standing, but the ability of its own students to achieve the American dream,"said CER Founder and CEO Jeanne Allen. "Regardless, the lagging indicators of US education will be a critical challenge for the new Administration." PISA 2015 to be released tomorrow will reveal student performance in mathematics, reading, and science literacy in more than 70 countries and educational jurisdictions.
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