都说美国孩子动手能力虽强,但基础知识差。然而据国际教育成就评估协会新近所作的调查,此话可能只说对了一半。这就是说,尽管美国孩子在笔算、心算等计算方面的能力确实糟糕,但却拥有比世界其他国家的同龄孩子更强的阅读能力。该协会曾对涵盖欧美、亚洲等地区的总共34个国家的3 Say that American children’s ability to start though strong, but the basic knowledge is poor. However, according to a recent survey by the International Association for the Assessment of Educational Achievement, the remark may be only half-truth. This means that while American children are really poor at calculating calculations, mental arithmetic and other calculations, they have more reading ability than their peers in other countries in the world. The Association has covered a total of 34 countries in Europe, America, Asia and other regions 3