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Comparing U.S. and Chinese Public School Systems
USINFO | 2014-01-03 14:33
MATH AND READING SCORES:
Chinese students consistently outperform American students in academic achievement . In the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, which took place in 1995, students in Hong Kong scored fourth place in the international rankings, while the U.S. student scores were barely good enough to earn them twenty-third place.
A study conducted by Stedman (1997) suggests that poor U.S. performance in international assessments, like the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (1995), is an illusion that is created by sampling biases and the deceptive nature of rankings . This study argues that international achievement differences are small, and should be of little concern to U.S. educators and policy makers . In addition, the results from Stedman's study conclude that U.S. reading achievement is among the best in the world, and that young students in the U.S. often score high on science tests . Stedman goes further to criticize the media for the insufficient attention they have paid to strong academic performances in the U.S. .
Chinese students consistently outperform American students in academic achievement . In the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, which took place in 1995, students in Hong Kong scored fourth place in the international rankings, while the U.S. student scores were barely good enough to earn them twenty-third place.
A study conducted by Stedman (1997) suggests that poor U.S. performance in international assessments, like the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (1995), is an illusion that is created by sampling biases and the deceptive nature of rankings . This study argues that international achievement differences are small, and should be of little concern to U.S. educators and policy makers . In addition, the results from Stedman's study conclude that U.S. reading achievement is among the best in the world, and that young students in the U.S. often score high on science tests . Stedman goes further to criticize the media for the insufficient attention they have paid to strong academic performances in the U.S. .
