TIMSS Monograph No. 1: Curriculum Frameworks for Mathematics and Science (1993)
This monograph explains the study's foci and its key first step -- the development of the curriculum frameworks that served as the guide for designing the study's achievement tests. The frameworks are included in the appendices.
TIMSS Monograph No. 2: Research Questions and Study Design (1996)
This monograph presents the study's research objectives along with discussions that include: the impact of predecessor studies on the design of TIMSS; how the research questions were derived from TIMSS' conceptual framework; and how both the research questions and test items were tailored to meet the diverse student, teacher, and system contexts of the more than 40 participating countries.
TIMSS Monograph No. 3: Mathematics Textbooks: A Comparative Study of Grade 8 Texts (1995)
Geoffrey Howson, Emeritus Professor of Mathematical Curriculum Studies at the University of Southhampton, England, examines eight mathematics textbooks for 13-year-olds for their pedagogical and philosophical similarities and differences. Texts from the United States, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Norway, Spain, France, Switzerland, and Japan are carefully studied.
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TIMSS Monograph No. 4: Assessing Mathematics and Science Literacy
This monograph describes the development of the TIMSS definition for mathematics and science literacy as well as how students' mathematical and scientific literacy were evaluated in the TIMSS testing. The monograph will be of use to anyone interested in the assessment and evaluation of students' literacy, and will provide much-needed contextual information to assist in interpreting students' achievement on the TIMSS literacy survey.
Many Visions, Many Aims: A Cross-National Investigation of Curricular Intentions in School Mathematics
This report explores the data collected in the TIMSS Curriculum Analysis. It includes an inventory of mathematics content and other pedagogical characteristics collected from hundreds of textbooks and curriculum guides from almost 50 countries. These data document many important features of these countries' mathematics education curricula as well as important features of curriculum policy across the TIMSS countries.
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Many Visions, Many Aims: A Cross-National Investigation of Curricular Intentions in School Science
This report explores the data collected in the TIMSS Curriculum Analysis. It includes an inventory of science content and other pedagogical characteristics collected from hundreds of textbooks and curriculum guides from almost 50 countries. These data document many important features of these countries' science education curricula as well as important features of curriculum policy across the TIMSS countries.
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National Context for Mathematics and Science Education: An Encyclopedia of the Education Systems Participating in TIMSS
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United States Publications
Attaining Excellence: A TIMSS Resource Kit
This comprehensive package includes four modules which contain the following items: reports on the TIMSS findings; videotapes of classroom teaching in the United States, Japan, and Germany; guides for discussion leaders; presentation overheads with talking points for speakers; checklists, leaflets, and flyers.
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Pursuing Excellence: A Study of Fourth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context
This report summarizes the most important findings concerning U.S. achievement and schooling in the fourth grade in an international context.
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Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Teaching, Learning, Curriculum, and Achievement in an International Context
This report draws from the assessments, surveys, video, and case studies of TIMSS to summarize the most important finding concerning U.S. achievement and schooling in the eighth grade.
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Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Twelfth-Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context
This report summarizes the most important findings concerning U.S. achievement and schooling at the end of secondary school.
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A Splintered Vision: An Analysis of U.S. Mathematics and Science Curricula
This book enunciates the argument that mathematics and science curricula in U.S. schools suffer from a lack of focus. The authors contend that in their effort to canvas as many topics as possible, both teachers and textbook publishers fail to delve into the most important subjects with sufficient depth. ISBN: 0-7923-4440-5
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TIMSS: A Video Report
This video summarizes the key findings from TIMSS concerning U.S. eighth-grade education and includes the views of business leaders, policy makers, educators, and researchers on the study's implications for American schools.
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VHS Video Examples from the Eighth-Grade Mathematics Lessons: U.S., Japan, and Germany
Actual footage of eighth-grade mathematics classes lets viewers see first hand an abbreviated geometry and algebra lesson in each of the three countries: Germany, Japan, and the U.S.
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CD-ROM Video Examples from the TIMSS Videotape Classroom Study: Eighth-Grade Mathematics in Germany, Japan, and the United States
Actual footage of the eighth-grade mathematics classes lets viewers see first hand an abbreviated geometry and algebra lesson in each of the three countries: Germany, Japan, and the U.S.
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