经合组织:上海初中老师堪称"世界最佳"

 　　Shanghai middle school teachers are among the world's most qualified¹, according to a survey by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

　　据世界经合组织发布的一项调查结果显示，上海中学教师位居全球最优秀教师之列。

　　OECD surveyed nearly 4,000 Shanghai teachers from 199 junior middle schools in 2015 along with teachers from 37 other countries and regions.

　　在2015年，世界经合组织对全球37个国家和地区的教师进行了调查，而来自上海的199所初中近4000名教师参与了此次调查。

　　Shanghai's education impressed the world after students of the city won first place in the Program for International Student Assessment², the OECD's math, science and reading tests of students from dozens of countries, in 2009 and 2012.

　　据悉，在经合组织2009年和2012年的PISA (国际学生评估项目)中，经合组织对来自全球几十个国家的学生进行了数学、科学和阅读等方面的测试，上海学生均获得了第一名，因此，上海的教育水平给全球留下了深刻印象。

　　经合组织:上海初中老师堪称"世界最佳"

　　Some 98.5 percent of the polled Shanghai teachers have bachelor's degrees or higher degrees, according to the survey results, released on Thursday. The global average is 92.7 percent.

　　根据周四公布的调查结果显示，在这些上海教师中，大学本科及以上学历的比例达到了98.5%。而这项数据的全球平均水平为92.7%。

　　The average age of the Shanghai teachers is 38, five years younger than the global average.

　　此外，上海教师的平均年龄为38周岁，比国际均值年轻了5岁。

　　Shanghai teachers are given an average 63 days a year for training and professional development, double the global average, while Shanghai principals invest less time in administration and more time in teaching than their foreign counterparts, the survey showed.

　　该调查还显示，上海教师一年中用于各项培训和专业发展活动的天数达到了63天，比国际平均值的两倍还多。相比之下，上海初中的校长在行政管理工作上所投入的时间比例明显低于外国中学的校长，而投入在教学工作上的时间却远超外国校长。

 

1 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

2 assessment   

n.评价；评估；对财产的估价，被估定的金额

参考例句：

• This is a very perceptive assessment of the situation.这是一个对该情况的极富洞察力的评价。
• What is your assessment of the situation?你对时局的看法如何？