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The TIMSS exam (Trends in International

Mathematics and Science Study)

is a standardized math and science test

given every four years to kids around

the world. After each test, researchers

slice and dice the results, comparing

the performance of students from different

countries; Asian countries such

as Korea, Singapore, Japan, and Taiwan

consistently rank at the top of the list.

In 1995, for example, the first year the

TIMSS was given, Korea, Singapore,

and Japan had the world’s highest

average middle-school math scores and

were among the top four worldwide in

science. In 2007, when researchers

measured how many students in a given

country reached the Advanced International

Benchmark—a kind of superstar

status for math students—they

found that most of the standouts were

clustered in just a few Asian countries.

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