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Avoiding 'MalPISAnce': Caveats on International Test Rankings
I'm sure I'm not the first to wish you this but ... Happy PISA Day, everyone!
As you partake in this triannual international celebration of 15-year-olds' problem-solving skills (which I assume you kicked off this morning by reading the Ed Week article on the assessment results), here are some things to keep in mind:
• Be wary of the "rankings." It's tempting, in looking at the raw data, to say that the U.S. ranks 24th in reading. But in truth, the United States ranks somewhere between 19th and 31st in reading, because there is a range in which scores do not differ...
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