PISA doesn't define education quality, and knee-jerk policy proposals won't fix whatever is broken
- Written by Alan Reid, Professor Emeritus of Education, University of South Australia
Since the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) began in 2000, published results have sent commentators and politicians in some countries into meltdown. The release of the 2018 test results last week was no exception.
Out of 79 participating countries and economies in 2018 Australia came equal 11th (with countries...