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Sep. 16, 2003. 05:59 PM
Canada among top 5 in world education tests
FROM AP-CP
Canadian teenagers beat their American counterparts to score in the top five on international tests in reading, math and science, even though education funding has been cut and their class sizes are the largest in the western world.
An international study carried out by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development found that only Finland outperformed Canada on the literacy component of the test administered to 15-year-olds in 32 countries.
Portugal, Luxembourg and Mexico rated the poorest in reading skills.
Canada trailed Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Finland in mathematics and rounded out the top five in science, behind South Korea, Japan, Finland and the United Kingdom.
Canada also had the highest number of students attaining post-secondary education, according to the 500-page international survey released today by the Paris-based think-tank.
The study, Education at a Glance, compared national education costs, staffing and test results. The numbers were based on 2001 statistics and studies from 1995 to 2001.
Among the industrialized nations surveyed, no country spends more public and private money to educate each student than the United States, according to the annual review. But despite its investment, the U.S. isn't getting the return it expects when compared with the performance of other nations.
American 15-year-olds scored in the middle of the pack in math, reading and science in 2000, and the high-school graduation rate in the United States was below the world average in 2001.
"The countries that spend more tend to be the countries that do better. But . . . it's not a perfect relationship," said Barry McGaw, the organization's education director. "There are countries which don't get the bang for the bucks. And the U.S. is one of them."
American students were rated 14th, 15th and 19th in science, reading and math respectively.
The OECD said the American students' mean performances were ``statistically significantly lower" than the Canadians' scores. The average score on the scientific literacy test in the United States (499) was even below the country mean and on par with Hungary and Iceland.
The annual expenditure per student in the 32 countries ranged from as little as $1,031 (U.S.) in Paraguay to $10,240 in the United States. At $7,764 (U.S.), Canada spent more than the country mean of $6,361, yet trailed Finland, which spent just $6,003, in performance.
Despite its strong performance on the reading, math and scientific literacy tests, Canada had the highest student-to-teacher ratio in its secondary schools in 2001, among all western countries. At 17.8 students per teacher, Canada came in above the country mean of 13.9 and rivalled some non-western countries, such as Egypt (17.0), Turkey (17.2) and Indonesia (18.4).
Also, Canada averaged 55.5 classroom teachers per 1,000 students in primary and secondary schools in 2001, compared with the country mean of 71.4. The United States averaged 62.1.
As with previous studies, girls outscored boys in the reading test in all countries.
Canada was one of 15 countries in which girls outperformed boys in the scientific literacy test, but the difference was marginal (531 to 529).
New Zealand and Iceland were the only two countries in which girls outperformed boys in the math test. The difference in Canada was 529 for girls and 539 for boys.
The study did not provide a breakdown of performance by province, but an international study released in 2001 showed teenagers in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec outperformed their counterparts in the rest of Canada in reading, math and science, the National Post reported Tuesday.
Education Secretary Rod Paige, chosen by President George W. Bush to oversee public school reforms, said the results confirm that schools in the United States have grown complacent, and that a new law tying federal spending to school performance will help.
Other countries, he said, are moving ahead while the United States remains "mired in internal education politics and mediocrity."
"I don't think we've come to grips with the urgency of this situation," he said
看了这条新闻，我倒觉得对加拿大的教育质量不太有信心了。更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net
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Sep. 16, 2003. 05:59 PM
Canada among top 5 in world education tests
FROM AP-CP
Canadian teenagers beat their American counterparts to score in the top five on international tests in reading, math and science, even though education funding has been cut and their class sizes are the largest in the western world.
An international study carried out by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development found that only Finland outperformed Canada on the literacy component of the test administered to 15-year-olds in 32 countries.
Portugal, Luxembourg and Mexico rated the poorest in reading skills.
Canada trailed Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Finland in mathematics and rounded out the top five in science, behind South Korea, Japan, Finland and the United Kingdom.
Canada also had the highest number of students attaining post-secondary education, according to the 500-page international survey released today by the Paris-based think-tank.
The study, Education at a Glance, compared national education costs, staffing and test results. The numbers were based on 2001 statistics and studies from 1995 to 2001.
Among the industrialized nations surveyed, no country spends more public and private money to educate each student than the United States, according to the annual review. But despite its investment, the U.S. isn't getting the return it expects when compared with the performance of other nations.
American 15-year-olds scored in the middle of the pack in math, reading and science in 2000, and the high-school graduation rate in the United States was below the world average in 2001.
"The countries that spend more tend to be the countries that do better. But . . . it's not a perfect relationship," said Barry McGaw, the organization's education director. "There are countries which don't get the bang for the bucks. And the U.S. is one of them."
American students were rated 14th, 15th and 19th in science, reading and math respectively.
The OECD said the American students' mean performances were ``statistically significantly lower" than the Canadians' scores. The average score on the scientific literacy test in the United States (499) was even below the country mean and on par with Hungary and Iceland.
The annual expenditure per student in the 32 countries ranged from as little as $1,031 (U.S.) in Paraguay to $10,240 in the United States. At $7,764 (U.S.), Canada spent more than the country mean of $6,361, yet trailed Finland, which spent just $6,003, in performance.
Despite its strong performance on the reading, math and scientific literacy tests, Canada had the highest student-to-teacher ratio in its secondary schools in 2001, among all western countries. At 17.8 students per teacher, Canada came in above the country mean of 13.9 and rivalled some non-western countries, such as Egypt (17.0), Turkey (17.2) and Indonesia (18.4).
Also, Canada averaged 55.5 classroom teachers per 1,000 students in primary and secondary schools in 2001, compared with the country mean of 71.4. The United States averaged 62.1.
As with previous studies, girls outscored boys in the reading test in all countries.
Canada was one of 15 countries in which girls outperformed boys in the scientific literacy test, but the difference was marginal (531 to 529).
New Zealand and Iceland were the only two countries in which girls outperformed boys in the math test. The difference in Canada was 529 for girls and 539 for boys.
The study did not provide a breakdown of performance by province, but an international study released in 2001 showed teenagers in British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec outperformed their counterparts in the rest of Canada in reading, math and science, the National Post reported Tuesday.
Education Secretary Rod Paige, chosen by President George W. Bush to oversee public school reforms, said the results confirm that schools in the United States have grown complacent, and that a new law tying federal spending to school performance will help.
Other countries, he said, are moving ahead while the United States remains "mired in internal education politics and mediocrity."
"I don't think we've come to grips with the urgency of this situation," he said
看了这条新闻，我倒觉得对加拿大的教育质量不太有信心了。更多精彩文章及讨论，请光临枫下论坛 rolia.net