| The report released today--titled "Schools in Context"-- by the National Superintendents Roundtable and the Horace Mann League tells a different story about international comparisons by looking at a broad range of indicators, not just test scores. One part of the report is called "The Iceberg Effect," and it shows what happens when you look only at the tip of the iceberg--test scores. A more complex and more interesting portrait of schools and society emerges when you look at the whole iceberg, not just the part that is easily measured by a standardized test.
The full report of "Schools in Context" may be located in this pdf filet this Ravitch site post. The countries included in this contextual study are the United States, China, Canada, Finland, Germany, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Japan |
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