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Pisa Problems, Christopher Tienken
Pisa Problems, Christopher Tienken
Christopher Tienken
Pundits and bureaucrats use the results from international tests, particularly the PISA (Programme for International Student Assessment), to make claims about the quality of the public education system in the United States and make policy recommendations. In this article I argue, with evidence, that the scores and rankings from PISA are not important and that they cannot give policy makers or educators meaningful insights into student preparedness for the global economy.