International Comparative Studies in Education Descriptions of Selected Large-Scale Assessments and Case Studies (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Cross-national Studies of Adult Understanding of Science
Cross-national Studies of Adult Understanding of Science
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The International Center provides a point of coordination for and dissemination of cross-national study data, as well as an active research program and a comprehensive archive of data sets relevant to student and adult learning about science, mathematics, and technology. Center director Ion Miller believes that the interface between the two population segment data sets is extremely important, that the education of young people begins to play out in adult behaviors and adult choices.
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This national study of the development of attitudes toward and competence in science and mathematics among middle school and high school student populations is being conducted primarily in the International Center to utilize more fully comparable national and international data sets and staff familiar with other educational systems. Parallel to the conduct of new research, a second major research focus of the International Center is the development of a research archive of data being collected about the public understanding of and attitudes toward science and technology in countries throughout the world.
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The International Center provides a point of coordination and dissemination that has a central staff, an active research program, and a comprehensive archive of data sets relevant to student and adult learning about science, mathematics, and technology. To create an environment for a more substantive discussion of the measurement of the public understanding of science and technology, the Chicago Academy of Sciences and the London Science Museum have agreed to sponsor an annual international research conference.
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, Steinmetz (Netherlands) , Central German Archive, Danish, Swedish Procedures am Summary of Cogent Co-ordinated cross-national study data sets in International Center: The coordinated cross-national study of the public understanding of science and technology at the national level is a relatively recent phenomenon, beginning with a joint study between the United States and Britain in 1988.
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N N 1992 US Miller, J. 2,000 I I 1992 US Miller, J. 3,200 I I Legend: N = Number of cases RA = Report available DA = Data available I = In process * = Expect to receive summer 1993 NSB = National Science Board International Comparative Studies - 27 Winter 1994-95
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public understanding of science: The National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health provide funding. Information Sources Ion D
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