Thread: World Wide Education Scores - or why China wins
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Old 12-07-2010, 03:25 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by kennyc View Post
Top Test Scores From Shanghai Stun Educators
By SAM DILLON
Published: December 7, 2010

With China’s debut in international standardized testing, students in Shanghai have surprised experts by outscoring their counterparts in dozens of other countries, in reading as well as in math and science, according to the results of a respected exam.


http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/07/ed...n.html?_r=1&hp

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http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/20...?ref=education
The article does state that the test was given in a selective district in Shanghai and doesn't reflect the country as a whole.
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