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Bullying in Australian Schools. Snapshots. Volume 5, Issue 5, Article 1
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Hillman, Kylie – Australian Council for Educational Research, 2015
Surveys like the recent Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) enable educators, policy makers and the wider community to compare Australian students with each other, as well as their counterparts across the world. An essential part of a positive school climate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Bullying, Educational Research, Behavior Problems
Measurement Issues in Research on Shadow Education: Challenges and Pitfalls Encountered in TIMSS and PISA
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Bray, Mark; Kobakhidze, Magda Nutsa – Comparative Education Review, 2014
Expanding numbers of researchers are focusing on the scale and impact of private supplementary tutoring. Such tutoring is widely called shadow education, since much of its curriculum mimics that of regular schooling. Although shadow education has expanded significantly worldwide and is now recognized to have far-reaching significance, research…
Descriptors: Tutoring, Private Education, Educational Research, Measurement
Opening the Black Box: Prospects for Using International Large-Scale Assessments to Explore Classroom Effects
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Schmidt, William H.; Burroughs, Nathan A. – Research in Comparative and International Education, 2013
In this article, the authors review International Large-Scale Assessment (ILSA)-based research over the last several decades, with specific attention on cross-national analysis of mean differences between and variation within countries in mathematics education. They discuss the role of sampling design and "opportunity to learn" (OTL)…
Descriptors: International Programs, Measurement, Educational Research, Cross Cultural Studies
Accuracy as a Frill.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Continues the discussion about the Third International Mathematics and Science Study results. American eighth-grade students are on a par with science students in New Zealand, China, Iceland, and Bulgaria. Meanwhile, one researcher found that all of the top six countries in TIMSS math had centralized curricula. None relies heavily on tests. (MLH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Mass Media
Identifying National Cultures of Mathematics Education: Analysis of Cognitive Demands and Differential Item Functioning in TIMSS.
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Klieme, Echhard; Baumert, Jurgen – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2001
Explores profiles of mathematical competencies in upper secondary students within six countries: (1) Austria; (2) France; (3) Germany; (4) Sweden; (5) Switzerland; and (6) the United States. Explains that results from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) test were in line with expectations about cultural and instructional…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Comparative Education, Educational Research, Foreign Countries
Refocusing U.S. Math and Science Education.
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Valverde, Gilbert A.; Schmidt, William H. – Issues in Science and Technology, 1998
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) compared mathematics and science scores across 41 countries. American students performed well in science and mathematics in the fourth grade but fell behind their international peers by the eighth grade. Concludes that differences are due to unfocused curriculum, a static conception of…
Descriptors: Achievement Rating, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Evaluation
Proceedings of the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group = Actes de la Rencontre Annuelle 2002 du Groupe Canadien d'Etude en Didactique des Mathematiques (26th, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, May 24-28, 2002)
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Simmt, Elaine, Ed.; Davis, Brent, Ed. – Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group, 2003
This submission contains the Proceedings of the 2002 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Mathematics Education Study Group (CMESG), held at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario. The CMESG is a group of mathematicians and mathematics educators who meet annually to discuss mathematics education issues at all levels of learning. The aims of the Study…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Mathematical Logic, Validity, Theories