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| Subject: 15-year-olds in Asia are better problem solvers than in the U.S. - Well, D'OH! Sun Apr 06, 2014 8:36 pm | |
| Children in Asian countries are on average better problem solvers than their European and American peers, according to a new study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
In 2012 the organization tested more than 85,000 15-year-olds in 44 countries and economies on their problem solving skills, testing their ability to explore limitations or obstacles and to understand information given to them.
While Singapore, Japan, China and Korea were among the top-performing economies, the United States scored just above the average and Russia and Israel lagged behind with lower-than-average scores.
Top 25 in problem solving 1. Singapore 2. Korea 3. Japan 4. China* 5. Canada 6. Australia 7. Finland 8. United Kingdom 9. Estonia 10. France 11. Netherlands 12. Italy 13. Czech Republic 14. Germany 15. United States 16. Belgium OECD Average 17. Austria 18. Norway 19. Ireland 20. Denmark 21. Portugal 22. Sweden 23. Russian Federation 24. Slovak Republic 25. Poland *Combined results of Macao, HK, Shanghai, Chinese Taipei Source: OECD Pisa 2012
More: http://edition.cnn.com/2014/04/01/business/oecd-problem-solving/index.html |
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