ERIC Number: EJ1022498
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 15
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ISSN: ISSN-1931-6569
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PISA Problems
Tienken, Christopher
AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, v10 n4 p4-18 Win 2014
Pundits and bureaucrats use the results from international tests, particularly the PISA, to make claims about the quality of the public education system in the United States and make policy recommendations. In this article I argue, with evidence, that the scores and rankings from PISA are not important and that they cannot give policy makers or educators meaningful insights into student preparedness for the global economy.
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Quality, Poverty, Correlation, Competition, Global Approach, Entrepreneurship, Compensation (Remuneration), Economic Climate, Foreign Countries, Standardized Tests, Labor Market, Mathematics Achievement, Scores, Selection Criteria, Bias, Teacher Competencies
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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