The Global Search for Education: What Germany Did

Posted By C. M. Rubin on Feb 23, 2014

“The results that were above the OECD average in the PISA 2012 test could also be interpreted as good feedback to the schools – students, teachers, principals and the parents – that their efforts were necessary and successful.” – Elfriede Ohrnberger Germany’s poor performance in the 2000 PISA test surprised and concerned the relevant stakeholders in that country.  By 2012, scores in mathematics,...