The Answer Sheet: u.s. performance on international tests
How Shanghai topped PISA rankings -- and why it's not big news in China
Q) How did Shanghai students, participating in a high-profile international exam for the first time, able to land at the top of the math, reading and science rankings? A) An obsession with test taking, to the exclusion of a lot of other things. Diane Ravitch and Yong Zhao explain.
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04:43 PM ET, 12/14/2010 |
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