國際中小學生數學哪家強? 亞洲學生表現搶眼
Kids around the world were subjected to yet another math and science test, and once again, a handful of Asian countries crushed the rest of the world.
來自全世界的孩子們迎來了又一次的數學和科學測試，最終，幾個亞洲國家和地區的成績再一次碾壓了世界上的其他國家。Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea and Japan continue to dominate international rankings for math at the fourth and eighth grades, maintaining a 20-year edge, according to the "Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study" (TIMSS) published by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement.
國際教育成就評價協會近日發佈的"國際數學與科學趨勢研究"(TIMSS)顯示，在四年級和八年級數學成績國際排名中，新加坡、中國香港、韓國和日本連續20年名列前茅。It takes place once every four year and more than 600,000 students participated in TIMSS 2015.
該研究每4年舉行一次，超過60萬名學生參加了2015年的TIMSS。
Those countries and areas in East Asia were strong in science as well.
上述東亞國家和地區在科學學科方面的優勢也很大。In fourth grade science, Singapore, South Korea, Japan and Russia had the highest achievement, and in eighth grade science it was Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and Slovenia, the study showed
該研究顯示，在四年級科學方面，新加坡、韓國、日本和俄羅斯的學生成績最好；在八年級科學方面，新加坡、日本、中國臺灣、韓國和斯洛文尼亞的學生成績最好。The good news from the report was that most countries are improving their scores on math and science.
從這一報告中我們得出的好消息是，大多數國家都在提高他們的數學和科學成績。However, some countries did not fare so well: Germany, Finland, Kuwait, the Netherlands and Saudi Arabia all did worse in 2015 than in 2011.
不過，一些國家的進展則不那麼順利。德國、芬蘭、科威特、荷蘭以及沙特阿拉伯2015年的成績相比2011年要更加糟糕。
