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Not the Leaning Tower of… but the PISA tests, run by the OECD to show improvements in member-states’ education systems. Newspapers like to refer to them if they’re bad and politicians like to refer to them if they’re good. But what are they and what did the 2022 results say about education systems? (Guess what,…
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Because the IB Diploma is not a national curriculum or a national examination system, many rightly ask whether universities recognise it as an admission qualification. The short is ‘yes’. But let me say that another way; ‘YES’. And here’s some evidence…
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Every three years, the OECD conducts the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a global assessment of 15-year-olds’ critical thinking in math, science, and reading across over 65 countries representing 90% of the world’s economies. Approximately 600,000 students undergo a two-hour test to evaluate their skills and knowledge, focusing on science, reading, and mathematics. Unlike…
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An exciting new teaching resource for teachers of IBDP, A Level or AP Economics, or first year college/university Economics. Available from Amazon at this link.
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