The global results of the Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) 2018 Collaborative Problem-Solving (CPS) study were released yesterday – and among the 79 participating countries and regions, Macau ranks third in all three literacy assessments, comprising reading, mathematics and science.
The findings were announced yesterday during a press conference at the Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) by its director, Lou Pak Sang, and Professor Cheung Kwok Cheung, director of the Educational Testing and Assessment Research Centre of University of Macau (UM).
The results were announced locally at the same time as they were released by the PISA organisation at the Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) headquarters in Paris, which was 9 a.m. Paris time while it was 4 p.m. in Macau.
This table shows the three core literacy – reading, mathematics and science – performances of the top 15 participating countries and regions in PISA 2018, in which Macau is ranked third after four areas in the Chinese mainland, and Singapore.
Education and Youth Affairs Bureau (DSEJ) Director Lou Pak Sang (second left), flanked by University of Macau (UM) Faculty of Education (FED) Professor Cheung Kwok Cheung (left), who headed the local PISA project, address yesterday’s press conference at the bureau, while Leong Wai Kei (second right), the bureau’s sub-director and Tsang Hoi Ian, chief of the Centre of Documentation, Information and Public Relations of DSEJ, look on. Photos: Kristy Chan
