...given the gap between white and black scores, I wonder how the US would do if you ranked it based only on white scores.
Also, when judging how well a country will do in science you should not look at the average, but rather at the top.
What would be the point of such exclusions and comparisons?
I don't think that these surveys are merely meant to find out which countries are leading in certain subjects. Of course you can look at it that way, but I think a better way to look at it is to see it as a measure of how well each country's education system is doing at educating its students on average.
I think it's great if our top students are at the top worldwide in science, but I'm still really, really concerned that the US education system is failing to educate the average student.
Also, when judging how well a country will do in science you should not look at the average, but rather at the top.
What would be the point of such exclusions and comparisons?
I don't think that these surveys are merely meant to find out which countries are leading in certain subjects. Of course you can look at it that way, but I think a better way to look at it is to see it as a measure of how well each country's education system is doing at educating its students on average.
I think it's great if our top students are at the top worldwide in science, but I'm still really, really concerned that the US education system is failing to educate the average student.