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S1E49: Education shifting to discerning world issues as Singapore tops global competency test: The Big Story Ep 49
The Big Story Ep 49: Education shifting to discerning world issues as Singapore tops global competency test
7:48 mins
Synopsis: This is a special episode of The Straits Times' video series The Big Story.
Singapore’s 15-year-olds, who dropped to second placing in a triennial international benchmarking test on maths, science and reading held in 2018, edged up to No. 1 in another more important assessment - on their ability to understand and act on intercultural and global issues.
The Big Story hosts Hairianto Diman and Olivia Quay speak with senior education correspondent Sandra Davie as…
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