http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/UWN.jpgBy Peta Lee. If PISA founder Andreas Schleicher had his way, the Programme for International Student Assessment would extend to higher education as well. Until then, the three-yearly tests, and their much-awaited scores, will be limited to high schools around the world.
The latest results, released on 3 December by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, took participating countries by surprise yet again, and unleashed a flurry of reaction. More...