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

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

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0792355679 ISBN 13: 9780792355670

Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999

Synopsis

Facing the Consequences presents a perspective on US mathematics and science education that is developed from data gathered as part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).

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Synopsis

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 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.

Edition details

• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0792355679
• ISBN 13: 9780792355670
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 248