Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Asian, European kids outshine American kids in maths, science...

US schoolchildren have improved their performances in mathematics and science in the past decade, but are still outpaced by youngsters in Asia and Eruope, a study showed Wednesday.

The math and science scores of US fourth- and eighth-graders -- children aged roughly nine and 12 years old -- were higher than the average set by The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
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In eighth grade, children in Taiwan, South Korea, Singapore, Hong Kong and Japan outperformed the Americans in math.

In science, the picture was similar: among fourth graders, children in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan did better than their US peers. Full story...
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