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Are Standards in U.S. Schools Really Lagging Behind Those in Other Countries?
Husen, Torsten – Phi Delta Kappan, 1983
Discusses the limitations of crossnational comparisons of secondary student performance in the U.S. and selected European and Pacific industrial countries, using mathematics and science data from the International Assessment for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). Suggests the most serious problem is the rise of a new educational…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Analysis, Comparative Testing, Cross Cultural Studies