The latest results of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study show that U.S. students’ math scores trail those of many of their global peers. They also reveal that U.S. math scores were lower in 2023 than they were in 2019. The test was given last year to fourth- and eighth-graders around the world.
In this edited conversation with the Gazette, Heather Hill, Hazen-Nicoli Professor in Teacher Learning and Practice at Harvard Graduate School of Education, details a “disappointing picture,” including the damage inflicted by pandemic learning loss, and offers ideas on how schools and students might rebound.
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/12/unfuzzy-math-u-s-needs-to-do-better/
