Article Review Student: Professor: Course title: Date: Article Review Parents, tutors, as well as governments globally are becoming more and more interested in international comparisons of their students’ achievement. The current world is practically without borders. For a country to meet the realities of today’s global economy and sustain their competitive edge into the years to come, they need learners who are ready to compete not just with their peers within their national borders, but also with learners from other parts of the world for tomorrow’s jobs. International assessments that could be used in benchmarking include TIMSS and PISA (Hanushek, 2012). This paper provides a critical review of one article. The main findings or ideas in this article are summarized. Moreover, the weaknesses and strengths of using the international benchmarking in the article are identified and analyzed. Wu, K. B., Goldschmidt, P., Boscardin, C. K., & Sankar, D. (2009). International bench