国際学力調査、日本がOECD加盟国で初の全分野1位

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is September eighth. Japan's fifteen-year-olds just topped every OECD country in the world's biggest school survey — but there is a catch in the results. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down, sentence by sentence.

On the eighth, the OECD released the results of PISA, its international survey testing fifteen-year-olds around the world.

It means a survey, or an investigation.

Still, scores fell from the last survey — reading dropped thirteen points, math eleven, and science nine.

It means reading comprehension.

And in all three subjects, the share of low-scoring students grew, widening the achievement gap.

It means a gap, or disparity.

Only seven percent of Japanese students said they use AI for learning almost every day, far below the average of nineteen point one percent.

It means to fall below.

Let's listen to the whole story one more time.

Time for a short quiz. Listen and try to answer.

First place — in all three main subjects.

Thirteen points.

Two point three hours — the shortest among the countries surveyed.

That's all for today. Top of the class on paper — but the slide in reading is the number to watch. See you next time on Japanese Daily News.