In my latest episode with @MichaelPetrilli, I mentioned that I think TIMSS is a better math test than PISA. Steve Wilson sent me this article from 2009, which gives PISA a D and TIMSS an A. Why does PISA get more attention than TIMSS? 🤔@tomloveless99
Subject-matter experts reviewed the content, rigor, and clarity of the first public drafts of the “Common Core” standards released in September 2009 by the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI) of the National Governors Association and Council of Chief State School Officers. Using the same criteria, the same experts also reviewed the reading/writing and mathematics frameworks of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP); the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS); and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Letter grades were awarded to each.
The goal is to help U.S. educators and policymakers to judge the respective merits of these influential standards, de facto standards, and possible future standards. In particular, how do the draft Common Core standards stack up alongside extant national and international benchmarks?
Here are the grades:
Common Core Reading/Writing/Speaking/Listening: Common Core Mathematics: B
NAEP Reading: B and NAEP Writing: B
NAEP Mathematics: C
TIMSS Mathematics: A PISA Mathematics: D
PISA Reading: D
Here are the key findings, organized by framework:
