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The Games in Review
Thursday, August 28, 2008
This year’s Education Olympics have come to an end, but for the United States the bitter taste of near-total defeat lingers.
Though the Americans topped the world rankings on the CivEd civic skills exam, thus winning their only gold medal of the competition, our final report shows that they have a lot of work to do in every other area of international academic competition.
Covering the the PISA, PIRLS, TIMSS, and CivEd exams, this volume of results, rankings, and analysis provides a ready resource of all the recent international comparative data in one spot—and 47 pages of motivation for a stronger American showing when the Education Olympians reconvene in London in 2012.
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Education Olympics Today - Final Day - August 22, 2008
They waited until the last second, but the Americans finally won a medal in this year’s games—and a gold, no less. Pandemonium ensued on the set of Education Olympics Today.
Rankings
| Country | Medals |
|---|---|
| United States | 1 |
| Finland | 35 |
| Hong Kong | 33 |
| Singapore | 16 |
| Japan | 15 |
| Republic of Korea (South Korea) | 15 |
| Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) | 12 |
| New Zealand | 11 |
| Canada | 8 |
| Estonia | 8 |
| Total medals awarded: | 190 |
| Complete rankings | |
| Olympics Medal Count | |
|---|---|
| Country | Medals |
| United States | 110 |
| China* | 100 |
| Russian Federation | 72 |
| United Kingdom | 47 |
| Australia | 46 |
| Germany | 41 |
| France | 40 |
| Republic of Korea (South Korea) | 31 |
| Italy | 28 |
| Ukraine* | 27 |
| Total medals awarded: | 818 |
| Complete rankings | |
| * Is not competing in the 2008 Education Olympics | |
Schedule
- Friday, August 22, 2008
- Highest 9th grade scores on CivEd subtest—civic skills (combined)
- Friday, August 22, 2008
- Highest 9th grade scores on CivEd subtest—civic content (combined)
- Friday, August 22, 2008
- Highest 9th grade scores on CivEd total knowledge (combined)
- Thursday, August 21, 2008
- Highest 8th grade scores on TIMSS math (combined)
- Thursday, August 21, 2008
- Highest 8th grade scores on TIMSS math (males)
- Thursday, August 21, 2008
- Highest 8th grade scores on TIMSS math (females)