TIMSS
Federal
Opinion
TIMSS, the New Basics, and the Schools We Need
In Final Exam: A Study of the Perpetual Scrutiny of American
Schools, I reviewed the tendency, especially strong since the end
of World War II, for critics to think the worst about our schools,
often while lionizing the educational systems of other nations.
Mathematics
Opinion
Math and Learning
What is being done in classrooms across the globe that doesn't happen in the U.S. classroom? A fuller look at the TIMSS results is needed.
Assessment
Ed. Dept. Delays International Data Comparison Again
States will have to wait a while longer to learn how their students stack up against those in other countries.
Federal
Surprise! Analyses Link Curriculum, TIMSS Test Scores
Chicago
As the research coordinator for the U.S. portion of the largest comparative international study of education ever undertaken, William H. Schmidt has this message for educators: It's the curriculum, stupid.
Education
Wide Variations in Math, Science Teaching Found in 50-Nation Study
Preliminary findings from the largest international study of its kind to date suggest that there are wide differences between nations in the ways that students are taught science and mathematics.
Education
The Test Heard Round The World
In late September, thousands of students in Singapore sat down to take 90-minute tests in mathematics and science. Although they may not have known it at the time, the students were kicking off what many are calling the largest, most complex international study of students' mathematics and science achievement ever undertaken.
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study, sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (which goes by the initials IEA), will involve more than 50 countries and 1 million students worldwide. The cost of simply administering the exam to the 20,000-plus students who will be taking it in this country is expected to top $3.5 million this year alone.