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Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
2006
Prepared by the Education Trust
December 2007
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Rankings are for the 26 OECD countries participating in PISA in 2000, 2003, and 2006.
PISA PerformanceU.S.A. Ranks Near Bottom, Has Fallen Since 2000
Subject 2000 Rank(out of 26)
2003 Rank(out of 26)
2006 Rank(out of 26)
Mathematics 17th 22nd 22nd
Science 13th Tied for 17th 19th
Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA 2006 Results, http://www.oecd.org/
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There are countries that have improved their ranking since 2000 in math
Country 2000 Rank(out of 26)
2006 Rank(out of 26)
U.S.A. 17th 22nd
Luxembourg 25th Tied for 19th
Poland 21st 17th
Germany 18th 13th
Czech Republic 16th 10th
Source: NCES, PISA Results, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/
Rankings are for the 26 OECD countries participating in PISA in 2000, 2003, and 2006.
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There are also countries that have improved their ranking since 2000 in science
Country 2000 Rank(out of 26)
2006 Rank(out of 26)
U.S.A. 13th 19th
Belgium Tied for 14th 11th
Switzerland Tied for 14th 9th
Germany 19th 7th
Source: NCES, PISA Results, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/
Rankings are for the 26 OECD countries participating in PISA in 2000, 2003, and 2006.
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Mathematics
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
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PISA 2006 Mathematics U.S.A. Ranked 25th out of 30 OECD Countries
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Source: NCES, PISA 2006 Results, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/
Higher than U.S. average Not measurably different from U.S. average Lower than U.S. average
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PISA 2006 Mathematics Compared with the 27 Participating Non-OECD
Countries, U.S.A. Would Rank 11th
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Higher than U.S. average Not measurably different from U.S. average Lower than U.S. average
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Science Literacy
Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)
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PISA 2006 Science Of 30 OECD Countries, U.S.A. Ranked 21st
U.S.A.
Source: NCES, PISA 2006 Results, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/
Higher than U.S. average Not measurably different from U.S. average Lower than U.S. average
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PISA 2006 Science Compared with the 27 Participating Non-OECD
Countries, U.S.A. Would Rank 9th
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Source: NCES, PISA 2006 Results, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/
Higher than U.S. average Not measurably different from U.S. average Lower than U.S. average
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Countries whose 15-year-old students’ average science literacy
score was not measurably different from the U.S.A. average?
•Poland•Denmark•France•Iceland•Slovak Republic•Russian Federation
• Croatia• Latvia• Lithuania• Spain• Norway• Luxembourg
Source: NCES, PISA 2006 Results, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/
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PISA 2006 Science Large Achievement Gaps in the U.S.A.
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Source: NCES, PISA 2006 Results, http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pisa/
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How does the United States compare on the PISA science
content areas?
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Of 30 OECD countries, U.S.A. ranked 13th in performance on the “earth and space systems” scale
PISA 2006 Science
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 2.8, http://www.oecd.org/
U.S.A.
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Of 30 OECD countries, U.S.A. ranked 25th in performance on the “living systems” scale
PISA 2006 Science
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 2.9, http://www.oecd.org/
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Of 30 OECD countries, U.S.A. ranked 22nd in performance on the “physical systems” scale
PISA 2006 Science
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 2.10, http://www.oecd.org/
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How does the United States compare on PISA science higher
order thinking competency?
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Of 30 OECD countries, U.S.A. ranked 16th in the percentage of students reaching the highest two levels for
“identifying scientific issues”PISA 2006 Science
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2.5%
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 2.2a, http://www.oecd.org/
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Of 30 OECD countries, U.S.A. ranked 15th in the percentage of students reaching the highest two levels for
“explaining phenomena scientifically”PISA 2006 Science
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 2.3a, http://www.oecd.org/
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Of 30 OECD countries, U.S.A. ranked 15th in the percentage of students reaching the highest two levels for
“using scientific evidence”PISA 2006 Science
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 2.4a, http://www.oecd.org/
U.S.A.
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For the United States to continue to compete internationally, we
need to put aside our pride
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This means learning from other countries
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It also means recognizing common myths for what they are:
Excuses
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Myth #1
Our high performing students are all we need to compete
internationally
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U.S.A. Ranks 13th out of 30 OECD Countries in the Science Achievement of Highest-Performing* Students
PISA 2006 Science
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*Students at the 95th PercentileSource: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 2.1c, http://www.oecd.org/
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U.S.A. Ranks 23rd out of 29 OECD Countries in the Math Achievement of Highest-Performing* Students
PISA 2003 Mathematics
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Source: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), PISA 2003 Results, http://www.oecd.org/
U.S.A.
*Students at the 95th Percentile
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Myth #2
The United States has so many poor kids – it’s just not possible for
schools to make a difference
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Some countries do a much better job of getting kids to achieve at higher levels – even when they have
large percentages of disadvantaged kids
Country
% of Students Within Lowest 15% of
ESCS* International Distribution
Average Overall Science Score
U.S.A. 11% 489
Ireland 12% 508
Poland 21% 498
Hong Kong 38% 542
Macao-China 49% 511
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.4a and 2.6, http://www.oecd.org/
*ESCS corresponds to the PISA index of economic, social, and cultural status.
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And after separating our students into SES quartiles…
• Our lowest-SES kids are not as disadvantaged as the lowest-SES kids in many other countries
• Our highest-SES kids are more advantaged than the highest-SES kids in many other countries
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.8b, http://www.oecd.org/
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Yet our low-SES kids do very poorly
CountryAverage Low-SES
Science Score
U.S.A. 445
Ireland 476
Poland 469
Hong Kong 526
Macao-China 503
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.8b, http://www.oecd.org/
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Our high-SES kids aren’t always the highest performers
CountryAverage
High-SES Science Score
U.S.A. 541
Ireland 548
Poland 539
Hong Kong 564
Macao-China 518
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.8b, http://www.oecd.org/
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And we have very large gaps between our high-SES and low-SES kids
Country Gap in Average Science Score
U.S.A. 96
Ireland 72
Poland 70
Hong Kong 38
Macao-China 15
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.8b, http://www.oecd.org/
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How do our high-SES and low-SES students perform
when compared with OECD countries?
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U.S.A. Ranks 18th out of 30 OECD Countries in the Science Achievement of High-SES Students
PISA 2006 Science
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.8b, http://www.oecd.org/
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U.S.A. Ranks 24th out of 30 OECD Countries in the Science Achievement of Low-SES Students
PISA 2006 Science
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.8b, http://www.oecd.org/
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Among OECD Countries, U.S.A. has the 4th Largest Gap Between High-SES and Low-SES Students
PISA 2006 Science
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.8b, http://www.oecd.org/
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Myth #3
Immigrants! They’re ruining us!
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The U.S.A. does have a larger percentage of immigrants and children of immigrants than most
OECD countries
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2nd Generation 1st Generation
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.2c, http://www.oecd.org/
U.S.A.
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But ranks 21st out of 30 OECD countries when only taking into account native student* scores
PISA 2006 Science
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*Students born in the country of assessment with at least one parent born in the same countrySource: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.2c, http://www.oecd.org/
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And despite having more 1st and 2nd generation students*, Hong Kong students perform better
Country% 1st
Generation Students
Average Science Score
U.S.A. 5.8% 442
Hong Kong 19.2% 521
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 4.2c, http://www.oecd.org/
Country% 2nd
Generation Students
Average Science Score
U.S.A. 9.4% 456
Hong Kong 24.6% 551
*1st generation students were born in another country and their parents were born in another country
*2nd generation students were born in the country of assessment but their parents were born in another country
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Myth #4
The United States doesn’t spend enough on education
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The United States cumulatively spends more per student than 26 other OECD countries
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 2.6, http://www.oecd.org/
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But our return on that investment is not as high
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 2.6, http://www.oecd.org/
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The United States ranks in the top 10 in terms of spending effort
(out of 29 OECD countries)
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But our return on that effort is also not as high
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Myth #5
American kids just don’t value math and science – we can’t
teach them well in those subjects if they don’t really want to learn
them
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Most United States 15-year-olds report that doing well in math at school is important
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 3.7, http://www.oecd.org/
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Most United States 15-year-olds report that doing well in science at school is important
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Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 3.7, http://www.oecd.org/
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Over 1/3rd of United States 15-year-olds report that they expect to have a science-related career
at age 30
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ethe
rland
sS
wed
enS
witz
erla
ndD
enm
ark
Aus
tria
Slo
vak
Rep
ubK
orea
Ger
man
yFi
nlan
dC
zech
Rep
ubH
unga
ryJa
pan
Per
cen
t o
f S
tud
ents
Exp
ecti
ng
a S
cien
ce C
aree
r
U.S.A.
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 3.12, http://www.oecd.org/
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tion
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But even those U.S. students who expect to have a career in science don’t perform as
well as students in other countries
375
425
475
525
575
625
Finl
and
New
Zea
land
Cze
ch R
epub
Aus
tralia
Japa
nG
erm
any
Can
ada
Hun
gary
Uni
ted
Kin
gdom
Bel
gium
Net
herla
nds
Kor
eaIre
land
Sw
itzer
land
Aus
tria
OE
CD
Ave
rage
Slo
vak
Rep
ubS
pain
Pol
and
Sw
eden
Den
mar
kFr
ance
Icel
and
Nor
way
Luxe
mbo
urg
Gre
ece
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
Por
tuga
lIta
lyTu
rkey
Mex
icoA
vera
ge
Sca
le S
core
of
Stu
den
ts E
xpec
tin
g a
Sci
ence
Car
eer
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 3.12, http://www.oecd.org/
U.S.A.
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tion
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st, Inc.
Myth #6
If our kids could spend more time on science and math, they would
do better
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uca
tion
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st, Inc.
Students in most OECD countries spend less time per week learning science
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
New
Zea
land
Uni
ted
Kin
gdom
Can
ada
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
Aus
tralia
Mex
ico
Kor
eaP
ortu
gal
Gre
ece
Ger
man
yTu
rkey
OE
CD
Ave
rage
Cze
ch R
epub
Den
mar
kFi
nlan
dS
pain
Fran
ceIta
lyS
lova
k R
epub
Bel
gium
Icel
and
Pol
and
Aus
tria
Sw
itzer
land
Hun
gary
Luxe
mbo
urg
Net
herla
nds
Irela
ndJa
pan
Sw
eden
Nor
way
Per
cen
t o
f S
tud
ents
Lea
rnin
g S
cien
ce a
t L
east
4 H
rs/W
eek
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 5.17, http://www.oecd.org/
U.S.A.
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he
Ed
uca
tion
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st, Inc.
Students in most OECD countries also spend less time per week on science
homework
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
Italy
Por
tuga
lM
exic
oP
olan
dG
reec
eS
pain
Turk
eyU
nite
d S
tate
sG
erm
any
Hun
gary
Can
ada
Slo
vak
Rep
ub
OE
CD
Ave
rage
Uni
ted
Kin
gdom
Fran
ceA
ustri
aN
ew Z
eala
ndB
elgi
umN
ethe
rland
sIre
land
Kor
eaLu
xem
bour
gA
ustra
liaIc
elan
dC
zech
Rep
ubS
witz
erla
ndS
wed
enD
enm
ark
Finl
and
Japa
n
Per
cen
t o
f S
tud
ents
Sp
end
ing
>2
Hrs
/Wee
k o
n S
cien
ce H
om
ewo
rk
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 5.17, http://www.oecd.org/
U.S.A.
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07
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he
Ed
uca
tion
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st, Inc.
Students in over half of OECD countries spend less time per week learning math
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
70.0%
80.0%
Kor
eaIc
elan
dN
ew Z
eala
ndP
olan
dC
anad
aD
enm
ark
Japa
nTu
rkey
Aus
tralia
Mex
ico
Cze
ch R
epub
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
Luxe
mbo
urg
Fran
ceS
witz
erla
ndG
erm
any
Bel
gium Ita
ly
OE
CD
Ave
rage
Por
tuga
l
Uni
ted
Kin
gdom
Irela
ndG
reec
eS
lova
k R
epub
Hun
gary
Spa
inFi
nlan
dN
orw
ayA
ustri
aN
ethe
rland
sS
wed
en
Per
cen
t o
f S
tud
ents
Lea
rnin
g M
ath
at
Lea
st 4
Hrs
/Wee
k
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 5.17, http://www.oecd.org/
U.S.A.
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07
by T
he
Ed
uca
tion
Tru
st, Inc.
Students in over half of OECD countries also spend less time per week on
math homework
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
Italy
Ger
man
yTu
rkey
Kor
eaM
exic
oA
ustri
aP
olan
dG
reec
eU
nite
d S
tate
sS
pain
Por
tuga
lC
anad
aB
elgi
umH
unga
ry
OE
CD
Ave
rage
Aus
tralia
Den
mar
kIre
land
Fran
ceS
lova
k R
epub
Icel
and
Luxe
mbo
urg
Sw
itzer
land
New
Zea
land
Net
herla
nds
Japa
n
Uni
ted
Kin
gdom
Cze
ch R
epub
Finl
and
Sw
edenP
erce
nt
of
Stu
den
ts S
pen
din
g >
2 H
rs/W
eek
on
Mat
h H
om
ewo
rk
Source: OECD, PISA 2006 Results, table 5.17, http://www.oecd.org/
U.S.A.
20
07
by T
he
Ed
uca
tion
Tru
st, Inc.
It is high time that as a nation we stop making excuses
Our international competitiveness depends on it
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07
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he
Ed
uca
tion
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st, Inc.
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