Thai students drop in world maths and science study

Poor quality of teaching blamed for decline in scores since 2007

Thai students’ scholastic performances have dropped again in an international assessment – the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011, which was released worldwide yesterday.

“The problem over the quality of teachers was a major cause of Thailand’s drop in performance in TIMSS 2011,” Precharn Dechsri, deputy director of the Institute for the Promotion of Teaching Science and Technology (IPST) told a press conference yesterday at the Education Ministry.