Finnish fourth-grade girls outperforming boys in maths and science

Finnish fourth-grade girls are outperforming boys in both mathematics and science, according to the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). The Ministry of Education and Culture has revealed that the dip in the performance of 15-year-old students in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) has been duplicated by fourth-graders in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Finnish boys, in particular, have seen their test scores in mat...