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Mathematics and Science Education Around the World What Can We Learn From The Survey of Mathematics and Science Opportunities (SMSO) and the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)? (1996) / Chapter Skim
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What is the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)?
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... . Consistent with this basic structure, the TIMSS perspective on educational experience includes school variables and processes and a view of student learning influenced by psychological and sociological perspectives.
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... First, researchers gathered and examined a variety of documents from each country that offered clues to the curriculum, as it was publicly defined.5 In many countries, the intended curriculum is articulated nationally, through framework documents. In some countries, such as the United States and Switzerland, the curriculum is for the most part specified at the state, district, or cantons -- not the national -- level.
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... S and conducted close analyses of the different pedagogical styles and the implemented curricula.9 Finally, detailed case studies, examining issues of education context more generally, were conducted in the same three countries.~° As part of the case study project, school administrators were interviewed for school-level information about the cultural and contextual factors that influence students' academic achievement.
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... Although the naturally occurring variation among countries makes international studies rich opportunities for learning, TIMSS also has the potential to provide a current portrait of practice and achievement within each country. TIMSS will give Americans unprecedented access to recent, systematically gathered information about curriculum, teaching, and learning in the United States.
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