The 'Rise' in PISA 2025 Sparked Controversy: Allegations of 'Special Preparation for Selected Students'!
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Turkey's improved performance in mathematics, science, and reading in the PISA 2025 exams has raised claims that students taking the exam received special preparation. Former Ministry of National Education Department Head Dr. Kadir Çetin stated that he witnessed similar practices in 2018 and 2022, arguing that the improvement in 2025 was "entirely due to this special preparation."
A new debate has begun in Turkey following the improvement in mathematics, science, and reading scores in PISA 2025 compared to 2022. Former Ministry of National Education Department Head Dr. Kadir Çetin, while acknowledging that special preparations were made for PISA in both 2018 and 2022, argued that the efforts were intensified in 2025 and therefore claimed the results were "not organic."
A debate has erupted in Turkey following the country's improvement in mathematics, science, and reading scores in PISA 2025. While Prof. Dr. Erkut argues that special preparation for selected students is unnecessary, Prof. Dr. Akgündüz points to past PISA questions, e-monitoring, practice tests, and exam strategy studies in official documents. Speaking to KARAR, former Ministry of National Education Department Head Dr. Kadir Çetin stated that sp…
The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results report included noteworthy descriptions of Turkey. In the report's introduction, it stated regarding Türkiye: "Turkey demonstrated how quickly progress can be made, increasing its science performance by approximately 70 PISA points in 10 years. This represents a gain equivalent to more than three years of additional learning time."
The 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) results report states that Türkiye has demonstrated how quickly progress can be made, increasing its science performance by approximately 70 PISA points in 10 years.
"Turkey has demonstrated how quickly progress can be made, increasing its science performance by approximately 70 PISA points in 10 years. This represents a gain equivalent to more than three years of additional learning time." "Many countries have also shown that higher performance and more inclusive outcomes can go hand in hand. Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Montenegro, Qatar, and Slovakia have increased the proportion of top-performing st…
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