PISA 2025: France's Maths Scores Show No Improvement
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A new report called PISA shows bad news for France. PISA tests students around the world in maths, reading, and science.
The report says a French student today is not as good at maths as students were before. A 15-year-old student now has the same maths level as a 13-year-old student had in 2012.
France is in 27th place in the world ranking. This is not a good place. France has stayed in this same place for some time.
China is now first in the world. China's students have the best maths scores.
The report says maths scores are going down all over the world, not just in France.
People in France are talking about this news. Some say it shows France is not ready for the future. This idea is called declinism. It means people think their country is getting worse.
This news comes at an important time. France will soon have a big election for president. People are talking about education in this election.
Vocabulary5 words
- PISA
- a big test for 15-year-old students around the world
- level
- how good someone is at something
- ranking
- a list that shows who is best or worst
- declinism
- the idea that things are getting worse
- election
- when people vote to choose a leader
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1. Maths 2. China 3. True
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A new report called PISA shows bad news for _____. PISA tests students around the world in maths, reading, and science.
The report says a French student today is not as good at _____ as students were before. A 15-year-old student now has the same maths level as a 13-year-old student had in _____.
France is in _____ place in the world ranking. This is not a good place. France has stayed in this same place for some time.
_____ is now first in the world. China's students have the best maths scores.
The report says maths scores are going down all over the _____, not just in France.
People in France are talking about this news. Some say it shows France is not ready for the future. This idea is called _____. It means people think their country is getting worse.
This news comes at an important time. France will soon have a big _____ for president. People are talking about education in this election.