What does Southeast Asia look in OECD’s latest PISA survey? (Updated)

Yesterday, news talked about the PISA result. There were five ASEAN countries participated in PISA 2012. They were Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Most SE Asian PISA-related news was only appeared in their local news headline but not in international news. This post summarized the PISA result of SEA participants and the local commentary about the result.

Quick summary about PISA & SE Asia:

Source: The Malay Mail Online (http://shar.es/Diwxe)

• Singapore got 2nd in Maths and 3rd in Reading and Science
• Vietnam got 8th in Science, 17th in Maths and 19th in Reading
• Thailand got 50th in Maths but 48th in Reading & Science
• Malaysia got 52 in Maths, 59th in Reading & 53th in Science
• Indonesia got 64th in Maths and Science and 61st in Reading (Noted that only 65 countries took part in the PISA)
• Vietnam has a higher standard of education than the United States. Think how unlikely that once would have seemed. Think of the turn of history's wheel. (http://bbc.in/18dUFKz)
• The happiest schoolchildren, according to data gathered alongside the tests, are in Indonesia and Peru. These have among the worst results in the world. (http://bbc.in/18dUFKz)

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Result from OECD PISA website:

Indonesia:

 

 

PISA 2013: Lessons for Indonesia http://t.co/bpSVp7To1N

— The Jakarta Post (@jakpost) December 6, 2013

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Malaysia:

Students’ performance in global survey embarrassing, says DAP lawmaker - The Malaysian Insider http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/students-performance-in-global-survey-embarrassing-says-dap-lawmaker

PISA: Malaysia up in maths, down in science and reading | Malaysia | The Malay Mail Online http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia/article/pisa-malaysia-up-in-maths-down-in-science-and-reading

Malaysia shows improvement in Maths and Science - New Straits Times http://t.co/dIYJuJjGkQ
— New Straits Times (@NST_Online) December 4, 2013

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Singapore:

 

Singapore's students edge closer to the top in influential global educational ranking test http://t.co/L3BC8gGbXj pic.twitter.com/QfvfevhQ94
— TODAY (@TODAYonline) December 3, 2013

#Singapore students shine in 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment test http://t.co/S2K93pO2co #PISA pic.twitter.com/XOmFBttYIp
— The Straits Times (@STcom) December 3, 2013

Post by Heng Swee Keat.

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Thailand:

Thai students improve in Pisa test | Bangkok Post: news
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/383196/thai-students-improve-in-pisa-test

Thai kids fare a bit better in global test - The Nation
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Thai-kids-fare-a-bit-better-in-global-test-30221378.html

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Vie Nam:

Vì sao học sinh Việt Nam lại xếp hạng cao hơn Anh, Mỹ? | Giáo dục | Thanh Niên Online http://www.thanhnien.com.vn/pages/20131204/vi-sao-hoc-sinh-viet-nam-lai-xep-hang-cao-hon-anh-my.aspx

 

High global test scores don’t mean Vietnam’s schooling is OK  | Thanh Nien Daily
http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20131205-high-global-test-scores-dont-mean-vietnam-schooling-is-ok.aspx

 

Vietnam should keep feet on ground after PISA surprise: educators http://t.co/pXKVPoB311 pic.twitter.com/vzuqyvJtvP

— Tuoi Tre News (@tuoitrenewsvn) December 6, 2013

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Read More about PISA itself:

What to learn from #OECDPISA 2012 results, by @SchleicherEdu in #OECD’s educationtoday blog http://t.co/5P1baAuBOG @SeanLynchLFNY
— OECD (@OECD) December 3, 2013

Asia’s students storm #OECDPISA 2012 http://t.co/kTW2e1hkox Read #OECD Insights on PISA assessments
— OECD (@OECD) December 4, 2013

What lessons can be learned from Tuesday's #Pisa tests? http://t.co/CxmDjhi19E
— BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) December 4, 2013

Chart shows world maths rankings - Shanghai 1st, UK 26th in #PISA study http://t.co/TrI0OWNX01 & pic.twitter.com/nTAj9YbO38
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 3, 2013

Why did Shanghai perform so well in #PISA school rankings? (Note: Chinese cities participate, not nation as a whole) http://t.co/iajj5uZnvX
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) December 3, 2013

Yesterday the OECD released data on reading, maths and science in different countries. So who was top of the class? http://t.co/5xKhkknWrF
— The Guardian (@guardian) December 4, 2013

Forget PISA results, let's concentrate on raising aspirations and developing better teachers http://t.co/hiYv6Wgp1k via @guardian
— GuardianTeach (@GuardianTeach) December 3, 2013

World Student Rankings: China Is Cheating the PISA System | TIME.com http://world.time.com/2013/12/04/china-is-cheating-the-world-student-rankings-system/
PISA tests: Are Asian children smarter than those in the West? | Asian Correspondent http://asiancorrespondent.com/116809/are-asian-children-smarter-than-those-in-the-west/