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What's new in large-scale international studies?

This edition:
Collaborative Problem Solving - NEWLY Released PISA Data

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.

November 15 - December 1, 2017 (22nd Edition)

Main Articles

PISA's collaborative problem solving (CPS) data was released on November 21st. This news update has been organized differently to highlight salient overarching themes and minimize redundancy. There were no articles this cycle that focused on other assessments, but the next news update will put the recently released PIRLS 2016 data in the spotlight.

PISA

China, United States - Do bribes increase scores? They do for Americans {U.S. News & World Report}
International - Motivation has greater impact than SES on PISA scores, and teacher tech trumps student tech {Tes}
International, Singapore - Resilient countries and the impact of SES on scores {The Straits Times}

PISA - Collaborative Problem Solving - NEW

THE BIG PICTURE
The following internationally-relevant articles pertain to main CPS takeaways:

Gender matters: Girls outperform boys in every country on CPS {Quartz}
For non-immigrants, going to school with immigrants boosts CPS scores {Language Magazine}
CPS: Questions for schools and educators {Education Week}
In-depth interview with PISA's Andreas Schleicher {Huffington Post}
Looking ahead: CPS, global competence, and creative thinking {The Straits Times}
Making collaboration second nature {The Straits Times}

PISA - Collaborative Problem Solving - NEW

NEWS BY EDUCATION SYSTEM
The articles below are ordered by average CPS score:

Singapore - First on CPS and highest percentage of students at top proficiency level {The Straits Times}
Singapore - Proficiency levels, measuring attitudes towards collaboration, and the role of parents {Today Online}
Japan - Second to Singapore and lowest percentage of students at the bottom proficiency level {The Japan Times}
Finland - Little between-school variation--but largest gender gap {YLE Finland}
Macau - Top 10, with students fully educated after the handover {Macau Daily Times}
Australia - Students perform better than expected {The Sydney Morning Herald}
Germany - 15-year-olds hold their own {The Local}
United States - Students score reasonably well despite poor math performance {The Hechinger Report}
United States - U.S. students outperform Chinese students, and after-school activities matter {CNN}
United Kingdom - Large variation across the country {Tes}
Scotland - Lagging behind England {The Telegraph}

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