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Item #2 (Advanced Level)

What are Israeli Students Good at?

At the Ministry of Education (they) celebrated this morning, increases
were shown in five of nine efficiency tests. “I can announce (you) today:

the strong got stronger, and the weak got even stronger.” The most

impressive improvement was shown in science among eighth graders, an
increase of twenty three points. In math an increase of twelve points

among fifth graders. In all classes gaps between Hebrew and Arabic

speakers were narrowed. In math among eighth graders the gap was
narrowed by sixteen points, in science and technology by fourteen points,

and in English the gap was narrowed by nine points. Still, gaps grew

bigger between students of a high socio-economic status and students of
low status. Asides from academic achievements, the efficiency tests also

look into school atmosphere, questions on boycotting, violence and

schoolwork overload. Here is the less encouraging part of the report. So
maybe we’re getting better in science, English and math, but not on

behavior.

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