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  • Many Visions, Many Aims

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

    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

    $143.99 USD

  • Bold Ventures - Volume 1

    Patterns Among Innovations in Science and Mathematics Education

    Edited by S. Raizen, E.D. Britton ...
    This book, based on detailed studies of eight innovations in mathematics and science education, has many insights to offer on current school reform. Since each innovation studied has taken its own unique approach, the set as a whole spans the spectrum from curriculum development to systemic reform, from c- centrating on particular school populations to addressing all of K-12 education. Yet these ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • A Splintered Vision

    An Investigation of U.S. Science and Mathematics Education

    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

  • Comprehensive Teacher Induction

    Systems for Early Career Learning

    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

  • Bold Ventures

    Volume 2 Case Studies of U.S. Innovations in Science Education

    Edited by S. Raizen, E.D. Britton ...
    This book presents comprehensive results from case studies of five innovations in science education that have much to offer toward understanding current reforms in this field. Each chapter tells the story of a case in rich detail, with extensive documentation, and in the voices of many of the participants-the innovators, the teachers, the students. Similarly, Volume 3 of Bold Ventures pre sents ... Read more

    $188.99 USD

  • Bold Ventures

    Case Studies of U.S. Innovations in Mathematics Education

    Edited by S. Raizen, E.D. Britton ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    This book presents comprehensive results from case studies of three innovations in mathematics education that have much to offer toward understanding current reforms in this field. Each chapter tells the story of a case in rich detail, with extensi ve documentation, and in the voices of many of the participants-the innovators, the teachers, the students. Similarly, Volume 2 of Bold Ventures pre ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

  • Examining the Examinations

    An International Comparison of Science and Mathematics Examinations for College-Bound Students

    Edited by E.D. Britton, S. Raizen ...
    Series series Education (R0)
    Examining the Examinations looks at the required advanced science and mathematics examinations taken by university-bound students in seven countries. This research focuses on topics covered, types of questions used, and performance expected from students. The book concentrates on comparisons of the examinations, illustrating their similarities and differences with selected questions taken from the ... Read more

    $49.49 USD

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    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

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  • Learning From Others

    International Comparisons in Education

    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

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  • Research on PISA

    Research Outcomes of the PISA Research Conference 2009

    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

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  • Characterizing Pedagogical Flow

    An Investigation of Mathematics and Science Teaching in Six Countries

    Edited by W.H. Schmidt ...
    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

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  • Facing the Consequences

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

    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