Facing the Consequences: Using TIMSS for a Closer Look at U.S. Mathematics and Science Education - Brossura

Schmidt, W. H.; McKnight, Curtis C.; Houang, Richard T.; Jakwerth, Pamela M.; Cogan, Leland S.

 
9780792355687: Facing the Consequences: Using TIMSS for a Closer Look at U.S. Mathematics and Science Education

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Thousands of official documents and textbooks were analyzed. Thousands of teachers, principals and other experts responded to survey questionnaires. A sample of mathematics teachers in three countries had their lessons videotaped. Hundreds of thousands of children in almost 50 countries were tested in mathematics and science. This report presents a closer look at US mathematics and science education through careful examination of TIMSS data. The authors believe this investigation shows how deceptive many often unquestioned assumptions about American education can be. Drawing upon many new analyses not previously reported and integrating these with previous analyses of TIMSS data, the authors develop and illustrate the argument that what happens to American students is the consequence of American beliefs that shape educational practice and the accretion of a myriad educational choices made in mathematics and science education.

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1. Facing the Consequences: An Overview. Part I: Choices, Beliefs, Consequences. 2. What We Teach, Who We Teach. 3. How We Teach. 4. Schools, Teachers, Students, and Other Factors. Part II: Our Students' Accomplishments. 5. Curriculum Does Matter. 6. Access to Curriculum Matters. Part III: Hypotheses, Hunches, and Conclusions. 7. Systemic Features, Following Consequences: A Hypothesis. 8. There Are No Magic Bullets. 9. Some Stories TIMSS Can and Cannot Tell. 10. What's the Next Story? Appendix A. Table 1. Appendix B. List of Exhibits.

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9780792355670: Facing the Consequences: Using TIMSS for a Closer Look at U.S. Mathematics and Science Education

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ISBN 10:  0792355679 ISBN 13:  9780792355670
Casa editrice: Springer, 1999
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