News & Views item - December  2012

 

 

Results of TIMSS and PIRLS. (December 13, 2012)

Peter Garrett calls the results “disappointing” in regard to the latest Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) which showed stagnation in Australia since 1995 while the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) test showed Australia ranks 27th out of 48 countries in reading.

 

TFW asks, if they really are so bad, what do you intend to do about it?

 

Below the tables just released for TIMSS and PIPLS.