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Global perspectives for local action : using TIMSS to improve U.S. mathematics and science education / a joint project of the Committee on Science Education K-12 and the Mathematical Sciences Education Board ; Continuing to Learn from TIMSS Committee, Center for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education, National Research Council.
Van Pelt Library LB1583.3 .G56 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Third International Mathematics and Science Study.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching--United States.
- Mathematics.
- Mathematics--Study and teaching.
- United States.
- Science--Study and teaching--United States.
- Science.
- Science--Study and teaching.
- Academic achievement--United States.
- Academic achievement.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 90 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) raised the alarm about U.S. mathematics and science education. Most Americans are now aware that U.S. students lag behind their peers in other developed nations. In one state, the legislature reacted by lengthening the school year, assuming that more time on academic content would boost student performance. Some educators have fixed the blame on the mathematics and science curricula typically used in U.S. schools.
- Does the problem lie in the curricula, instruction, or the system of support available to teachers? This book presents the first comprehensive analysis of TIMSS study -- a half-million students from 15,000 schools around the world. It presents detailed reports on three major aspects of education, including curriculum issues, teaching practices, and school support.
- Notes:
- "This study was conducted by the Continuing to Learn from TIMSS Committee through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education (grant number R215U970015) to the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 87-90)
- ISBN:
- 0309065305
- OCLC:
- 42915511
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