Thursday, December 11, 2008

Improvements in Maths

The Guardian on Wednesday reported an improvement in the performance of pupils in maths and science in England.

In a test of puils from 59 countires, maths perfomance of 14 year olds has risen from 18th place to 7th, and from 7th to 5th for science

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/10/education-international-league-table-schools

Does this mean that in a few years tiem we can look forward to first years with better developed numeracy and analytical skills?

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