Are you smarter than a 15-year-old? Test your maths, science and reading with these PISA questions

This week, the OECD's PISA report has revealed a global decline in 15-year-old's maths and reading skills — but how much ...
CalMatters

California math scores are far below grade level. This screener will test students’ skills early

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Telegraph & Argus

Taste test: Which brand of decaf is my cup of tea?

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Los Angeles Times

California may soon test children on math as early as kindergarten in effort to curb dismal scores

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred A new education bill requires math assessments ...
IEEE

What it Means to Be a Mathematician When AI Does the Math

Create an account to access more content and features on IEEE Spectrum, including the ability to save articles to read later, download Spectrum Collections, and participate in conversations with ...
Los Angeles Times

UC to consider reinstating SAT, ACT tests after faculty say students are deficient in math

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Six years after dropping SAT and ACT ...
PBS

Teens' reading and math scores have stagnated, U.S. test results show

WASHINGTON (AP) — Younger students have regained ground academically after the pandemic's disruptions while older students' test scores continue to stagnate, according to the latest testing data ...
Scientific American magazine

AI scores a ‘C–’ on its hardest math test yet

The best-yet test of artificial intelligence’s mathematical mettle has released its first official round of results. The verdict is that large language models (LLMs) are emerging as useful—albeit ...
NPR

After years of declines, young students show gains in reading and math

New federal test scores show younger students are making gains in reading and math — after years of declines. "I think this is an optimistic release," Matthew Soldner, acting commissioner of the ...
The Atlantic

Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All

Zvezdelina Stankova has taught mathematics at UC Berkeley for nearly three decades. But in 2023, while teaching introductory calculus for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic ...