Education Week

U.S. Students Score Above Average on First PISA Problem-Solving Exam

U.S. 15-year-olds scored above average on a first-of-its-kind international assessment that measured creative problem-solving skills. However, their mean scores were significantly lower than those ...
Education Week

U.S. Students Score Above Average on New Problem-Solving Test

U.S. 15-year-olds scored above average on a first-of-its-kind international assessment that measured creative problem-solving skills. However, their mean scores were significantly lower than those ...
EdSource

U.S. teens better problem solvers than expected in latest international test

Compared with their peers in developed nations, American 15-year olds are slightly above average problem solvers, but not as good as students from Asian nations who regularly shellac them in math, ...
The Hechinger Report

U.S. ranks No. 13 in new collaborative problem-solving test

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. The United States ...
The Conversation

Why 21st century children need to excel at problem solving

Samuel Greiff receives funding from BMBF (Germany), European Union, FNR (Luxembourg), and OECD. He has been involved in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) as an external advisor ...