How Shanghai Does It: Insights and Lessons from the Highest-Ranking Education System in the World

by Yinan Zhang, Xiaoyan Liang, Huma Kidwai, et al.

The Shanghai basic education system has garnered significant attention since its extraordinary performance in the 2009 and 2012 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), a global assessment of 15-year-olds' educational abilities. Among the 65 participating economies in 2012, Shanghai-China ranked first on all three major domains of PISA, i.e. mathematics, reading, and science. Shanghai also stands out for having the world's highest percentage...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1464807906
• ISBN13: 9781464807909
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: World Bank Publications
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"