In December 2023, the OECD released the PISA 2022 results, and it sent shockwaves through the global education community. The data confirmed what many of us intuitively felt: the world is getting "dumber."
The Lost Year
Average math scores across OECD countries dropped by 15 points. To put this in perspective, experts equate 20 points to a full year of learning. This means 15-year-olds today are essentially performing at the level of 14-year-olds from a decade ago.
We effectively lost nearly a year of cognitive evolution.
It's Not Just the Pandemic
While COVID-19 played a role, the decline started long before 2020. The root cause lies deeper. We are trying to teach "digital-native" children using 19th-century methods, ignoring the profound changes in how their brains process information.
The Engineer’s Solution: Measure to Fix
You cannot fix what you cannot measure. The global drop in PISA scores is a "macro" indicator. But what about the "micro" level—your child?
Neuro.Educatimo offers a personal PISA-style reality check. By regularly assessing core cognitive functions, we can identify learning gaps before they turn into academic failure. We don't need to wait for the next global report to know if our children are falling behind. We can check their "cognitive pulse" today.