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Australia’s reading and maths results are at an ‘all-time low’ – but there’s more to the story

By Therese N. Hopfenbeck, Professor in Educational Assessment, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne

Results from the latest international test of 15-year-olds have prompted another round of headlines suggesting there are serious problems with Australia’s academic results.

Some outlets reported Australian reading and maths results in the PISA tests have taken a “plunge” and sunk to an “

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