Colloquium

The Truth behind the Data: PISA 2003

Jan de Lange Freudenthal Institute University of Utrecht

In December of 2004 the new data for PISA mathematics will be released. A new horse race with some surprising results, maybe. The US will be again 'mathematically challenged', and other countries will be proud of their 'mathematical standing'. But do the data tell the truth? Are the excelling countries really good? The data from studies like TIMSS and PISA do give that indication. But if one looks at the items and scores in the successful countries, and especially at the items that did not reach the study because they were too 'difficult' a very somber picture emerges.

Monday, 15 November 2004 4:10 p.m. in Skaggs 114

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