To choose a country to focus on for today's assignment, go to the slide show near the bottom of the article below:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/27/best-education-in-the-wor_n_2199795.html
OR, the graphic in this article is another place to find a country to research:
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/dec/03/pisa-results-country-best-reading-maths-science#
To see other points of comparison between countries (on education topics):
http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/data-bank/education-input-indicators/indicator/PETGUN/sort/2010-highest
If you're struggling to find good information about YOUR chosen country and/or the ranking systems, here are some places you could go:
http://www.oecd.org/edu/educationataglance2013-countrynotesandkeyfacttables.htm
http://www.oecd.org/edu/eag.htm
http://www.oecd.org/pisa/
http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/10/15/the-most-educated-countries-in-the-world-2/
http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/10/15/the-most-educated-countries-in-the-world-2/2/
http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/
OR, the graphic in this article is another place to find a country to research:
http://www.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2013/dec/03/pisa-results-country-best-reading-maths-science#
To see other points of comparison between countries (on education topics):
http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/data-bank/education-input-indicators/indicator/PETGUN/sort/2010-highest
If you're struggling to find good information about YOUR chosen country and/or the ranking systems, here are some places you could go:
http://www.oecd.org/edu/educationataglance2013-countrynotesandkeyfacttables.htm
http://www.oecd.org/edu/eag.htm
http://www.oecd.org/pisa/
http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/10/15/the-most-educated-countries-in-the-world-2/
http://247wallst.com/special-report/2013/10/15/the-most-educated-countries-in-the-world-2/2/
http://thelearningcurve.pearson.com/