Italy has participated in IEA鈥檚 魅影直播 since it was first launched in 1995, and with 魅影直播 2015 it amassed 20 years of achievement trends in mathematics and science 鈥 the longest of any international educational assessment.
For 魅影直播 National Research Coordinator Laura Palmerio, of the National Institute for the Educational Evaluation of Instruction and Training (INVALSI), these trends provide a wealth of data that can be used to analyze and improve education.
鈥淭wo things that always strike people in Italy are the low position of our country in the international ranking, and the huge differences in performance between north and south, as if they were entirely different countries,鈥 she said.
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