Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Lord Harper (Conservative). It was answered on Monday, 17 December 2007 on behalf of the Department for Children, Schools and Families.
International Comparisons
- Question
- The OECD international study, which the Minister mentioned, showed that the UK had fallen from eighth to 24th in the maths league table. Why is that?
- Answer
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The OECD's study, and a more complete report that it produced a month ago, said that educational performance in England remained very strong. The OECD's PISA study said that the sampling for reading and maths was too small to use for comparative purposes. The science study, in which England's 15-year-olds were found to be among the best in the world, should be the baseline for future comparison, not historical comparison.
Secondary information
- Type
- Oral question
- Reference
- 469 c577
- Session
- 2007-08
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- 1st Supplementary
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Education Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Standards Science Mathematics Programme for International Student Assessment Curriculum Primary education Literacy Numeracy
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