PISA
Student Achievement
How Motivated Are 69传媒 to Drive Their Own Learning?
An international test of students in more than 80 countries and economies finds that many struggle with motivation.
Federal
What the Research Says
What 69传媒 Can Learn From a Global Assessment on Creative Thinking
Not all creativity is the same for student achievement, the latest Program for International Student Assessment data show.
Artificial Intelligence
AI May Be Coming for Standardized Testing
An international test may offer clues on how AI can help create better assessments.
Mathematics
What the Research Says
Ready or Not for an AI Economy: How U.S. 69传媒 Stack Up
"Artificial intelligence has triggered a global talent race," an expert says, and American students lack the data skills for it.
Student Achievement
What the Research Says
How Absenteeism, Math Anxiety, and Other Factors Shaped the Troubling Results From PISA
Dire results on the Program for International Student Assessment should start conversations. Here's how.
Student Achievement
What the Research Says
U.S. Teenagers Decline in Global Test of Math, But Hold Steady in 69传媒, Science
The Program for International Student Assessment shows U.S. students lost less ground than their global peers during the pandemic.
Student Well-Being
'Growth Mindset' Linked to Higher Test Scores, Student Well-Being in Global Study
The first global study of "growth mindset" found both academic benefits and better well-being among students who think intelligence is not fixed.
Leadership
Opinion
My Hope for the New Education Secretary's Agenda
We must rethink our local and national education goals. Global competence is a good place to start, writes TFA founder Wendy Kopp.
Assessment
News in Brief
PISA Working Toward Exam to Gauge Creative Thinking鈥擝uilt by ACT
When teenagers worldwide take PISA in 2021, they could face a new kind of test鈥攐ne that aims to measure their creativity. And the maker of a major U.S. college admissions exam, ACT Inc., would build it.
Assessment
Opinion
NAEP vs. PISA? Hands down, It's PISA
PISA's collection of background data provides policymakers critical insights beyond just student performance. Marc Tucker makes the case that NAEP should collect similar information.
Student Well-Being
U.S. 69传媒 Work Better in Teams, New PISA Test Finds
U.S. teenagers outperform their math, reading, and science skills when it comes to collaborative problems, a new study finds.
School & District Management
Opinion
Has the United States Been 'Sleepwalking Through History' or Not?
Marc Tucker responds to critics of his argument that the U.S. has been sleepwalking in its approach to improving education compared to other countries.
School & District Management
Opinion
Germany Rapidly Improved Their 69传媒 and We Didn't鈥擶hy?
After disappointing PISA results in 2000, Marc Tucker looks at why Germany reacted with system-wide reform while the United States responded with complacency.
Curriculum
Higher-Income Teenagers Are More Financially Literate, Global Test Finds
The second-ever international assessment for financial literacy finds U.S. students are about average.