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  • Facing the Consequences

    Using TIMSS for a Closer Look at U.S. Mathematics and Science Education

    by W.H. Schmidt, Curtis C. McKnight, Leland S. Cogan, Pamela M. Jakwerth, Richard T. Houang ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Facing the Consequences presents a perspective on US mathematics and science education that is developed from data gathered as part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). TIMSS is the most extensive and far-reaching cross-national comparative study of mathematics and science education ever attempted. It includes comparing official curricula, textbooks, teacher practices, ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • According to the Book

    Using TIMSS to investigate the translation of policy into practice through the world of textbooks

    by Richard G. Wolfe, Richard T. Houang, Gilbert A. Valverde, W.H. Schmidt, Leonard J. Bianchi ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    How are curriculum policies translated into opportunities to learn in the classroom?According to the Book presents findings from the largest cross-national study of textbooks carried out to date - the curriculum analysis of the 1995 Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). This study included a detailed, page-by-page, inventory of the mathematics and science content, pedagogy, ... Read more

    $98.09 USD

  • Characterizing Pedagogical Flow

    An Investigation of Mathematics and Science Teaching in Six Countries

    Edited by W.H. Schmidt ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Characterizing Pedagogical Flow presents conclusions from a multi-disciplinary, multi-national research project blending quantitative and qualitative approaches through a discourse methodology. The work produced portraits of mathematics and science education that were dramatically different for each of the countries involved: France, Japan, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. To ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Many Visions, Many Aims

    Volume 2: A Cross-National Investigation of Curricular Intensions in School Science

    Edited by W.H. Schmidt, S. Raizen, E.D. Britton, Leonard J. Bianchi, Richard G. Wolfe ...
    PREFACE The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) and the g- ernments of the participating countries, is acomparative study of education in mathematics and the sciences conducted in approximately 50 educational systems on six continents. The goal of TIMSS is to measure student ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • A Splintered Vision

    An Investigation of U.S. Science and Mathematics Education

    Edited by W.H. Schmidt, Curtis C. McKnight, S. Raizen ...
    A Splintered Vision: An Investigation of U.S. Science and Mathematics Education is the US report on the curriculum analysis component of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) which was sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).The report summarizes data from the TIMSS curriculum analysis and integrates it with teacher ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • Secondary Analysis of the TIMSS Data

    Edited by Albert E. Beaton, David F. Robitaille ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Researchers who participate in IEA studies have a unique opportunity to work collaboratively with their counterparts from many different countries and disciplinary backgrounds over a period of several years on questions of shared academic interest. Once the data for a given study have been collected and the first round of international reports published, however, opportunities for that kind of ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Learning From Others

    International Comparisons in Education

    Edited by Diane Shorrocks-Taylor, Edgar W. Jenkins ...
    Series Book 8 - Contemporary Trends and Issues in Science Education
    Diane Shorrocks-Taylor School of Education, University of Leeds,UK In September 1998, a conference was held at the University of Leeds entitled ‘International comparisons of pupil performance: issues and policy’. It was arranged by two groups within the School of Education at the University, the newly formed Assessment and Evaluation Unit and the Centre for Studies in Science and Mathematics ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Comprehensive Teacher Induction

    Systems for Early Career Learning

    by E.D. Britton, L. Paine, S. Raizen ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book provides a detailed examination of how systems located within five countries shape the early career learning of beginning teachers. It describes, discusses and analyzes comprehensive teacher induction found within France, Japan, New Zealand, Shanghai and Switzerland. We refer to the phenomena we observed as induction ‘systems’ because they are am- tious, substantial and established: all ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Research on PISA

    Research Outcomes of the PISA Research Conference 2009

    Edited by Manfred Prenzel, Mareike Kobarg, Katrin Schöps, Silke Rönnebeck ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is an important part of the OECD's Indicator Programme. It collects data and provides comparative indicators of education systems in OECD member and partner countries. PISA provides datasets of outstanding quality regarding samples, instruments and analyses. In addition to its important function for educational monitoring, the PISA datasets ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Closing the Achievement Gap from an International Perspective

    Transforming STEM for Effective Education

    Edited by Julia V. Clark ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    In a changing world that demands new skills, a vital concern of public education is the gap in academic performance between low- and high-achieving students. There is no excuse for the achievement gaps that persist among poor and minority students in schools today. All students can succeed at high levels, regardless of race, ethnicity and economic background. Several countries have successfully ... Read more

    $143.09 USD

  • Successful Science and Engineering Teaching

    Theoretical and Learning Perspectives

    by Calvin S. Kalman ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This second edition goes beyond the question of whether or not a pedagogical technique is effective, towards more of a focus on answering the question of why a particular technique or class of techniques is effective. In particular it is shown that students’ epistemological beliefs could become more expert-like with a combination of appropriate instructional activities. The debate in the science ... Read more

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  • Identifying Potential for Equitable Access to Tertiary Level Science

    Digging for Gold

    by Marissa Rollnick ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Higher education internationally is in a state of transition and transformation, leading to an increase in the level of participation, and a consequent increase in number of non traditional and underprepared students. The appearance of these students provides a particular challenge in the sciences where adequate grounding is crucial. One response to this challenge has been the provision of access, ... Read more

    $89.09 USD