MSNBC.com
Dec. 6, 2004
U.S. students behind the curve in math
On international test, American 15-year-olds in lower third
The 2003 math scores by country from the Program for International Student Assessment, a test for 15-year-olds.
The test, known as the Program for International Student Assessment, measures math, reading and science literacy among 15-year-olds every three years. This time, the focus was math. The test is not a measure of grade-level curriculum, but rather a cumulative gauge of skills learned inside and outside school — and how well students apply them to real-life problems. It aims to give the United States an external reality check on how it is doing.
Country Average score
Hong Kong-China 550
Finland 544
Korea 542
Netherlands 538
Liechtenstein 536
Japan 534
Canada 532
Belgium 529
Macao-China 527
Switzerland 527
New Zealand 523
Australia 524
Czech Republic 516
Iceland 515
Denmark 514
France 511
Sweden 509
Austria 506
Germany 503
Ireland 503
Slovak Republic 498
Norway 495
Luxembourg 493
Poland 490
Hungary 490
Spain 485
Latvia 483
United States 483
Russian Federation 468
Portugal 466
Italy 466
Greece 445
Serbia and Montenegro 437
Turkey 423
Uruguay 422
Thailand 417
Mexico 385
Indonesia 360
Tunisia 359
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6662777/
Занятная статистика. US на 28-м месте, Россия на 29-м. Чуть выше чем у Уругвая и Таиланда. Мерится "средняя температура по больнице" по математике среди 15 -летних. Собственно, вопрос. Отражают ли эти результы, по вашему мнению, реальное положение дел?