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What's new in large-scale international studies?

International Activities Program (IAP)
Assessment Division, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

This semi-monthly newsletter is a compilation of news articles relating to large-scale international studies from various news sources. These articles represent diverse views, and do not necessarily reflect the views of NCES or AIR.

May 16 - May 31, 2017 (10th Edition)

Main Articles

PISA

International - Students lack basic financial skills, says OECD {Newstalk}
International - Teenagers Everywhere Don't Understand Money {Bloomberg}
United States - How U.S. teens compare with their global peers in financial literacy {CBS News}

See end for additional PISA articles.

Multiple Study Articles

Romania - Romanian teachers self-evaluate positively, students remain below OECD average in PISA tests {Romania-Insider} (PISA/TALIS)

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Additional Articles

PISA

Australia - Australian students score fifth on financial literacy {The Age}
Canada - Canadian teenagers smarter than most about money, OECD finds {CBC News}
Hong Kong, China - Is anxiety a necessary evil for students to get good grades? {ejinsight}
Italy - Italian students score between 7th and 9th in OECD's ranking of financial literacy {ItalyEurope24}

TIMSS

Malaysia - Education Ministry reviewing approval criteria for international school license {Malay Mail Online}

Multiple Study Articles

Thailand - Thailand: Education reforms as elusive as ever {Asian Correspondent} (PISA/TIMSS)

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