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Abstract
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) shows that US school students have a lower level of achievement than students from many East Asian countries. Therefore, media, researchers and policy‐makers in the United States have often argued that US competitiveness in mathematics and science will decline. This paper aims at verifying this conclusion by analysing data on medallists at the International Olympiads for high school students. The analysis suggests that US competitiveness may not be endangered.
Notes
1. For the International Mathematics Olympiad in 2005 no official result was available in 6/2007.
2. I searched Google (March 2006) using the following algorithm: “international [subject area] Olympiad” [country name] “curriculum vitae”
3. I searched Google (March 2006) using the following algorithm: “international mathematical Olympiad” “curriculum vitae”. Only résumés with a web address of a US university were considered. A total of 30 résumés were identified.