
Reading, math and science scores for 15-year-old Gen Z students are declining on the largest international test, amid growing concern about a decline that began around 2012.
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The world's largest international study conducted on fifteen-year-old teenagers reveals a decline in test results.
Why are Generation Z test scores declining?
Is it possible that the intelligence of an entire generation will decline?
Reading, math and science scores are falling on the world's largest international test of 15-year-olds.
This decline began around 2012, and appears to be increasing, particularly in reading.
There is something worrying about Generation Z. The world's largest international study of 15-year-olds has revealed a worrying decline in science, math and reading scores.
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