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Teaching for Conceptual Understanding: A Cross-National Comparison of the Relationship between Teachers' Instructional Practices and Student Achievement in Mathematics
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O'Dwyer, Laura M.; Wang, Yang; Shields, Katherine A. – Large-scale Assessments in Education, 2015
Background: Educators, researchers and policy-makers worldwide continue to struggle to understand the changes needed for improving educational outcomes and attainment for students, particularly in content areas such as mathematics and science that are essential for developing a highly skilled workforce. Given the continuing emphasis on linking…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Teaching Methods, Concept Formation, Mathematics Instruction
Conceptualizations of Representation Forms and Knowledge Organization of High School Teachers in Finland: "Magnetostatics"
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Majidi, Sharareh; Emden, Markus – European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2013
One of the main components of teachers' pedagogical content knowledge refers to their use of representation forms. In a similar vein, organizing concepts logically and meaningfully is an essential element of teachers' subject matter knowledge. Since subject matter and pedagogical content knowledge of teachers are tightly connected as categories…
Descriptors: Secondary School Teachers, Foreign Countries, Magnets, Scientific Concepts
Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Eighth-Grade Mathematics and Science Teaching, Learning, Curriculum, and Achievement in International Context. Initial Findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
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Peak, Lois; And Others – 1996
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the largest, most comprehensive, and most rigorous international comparison of education ever undertaken. During the 1995 school year, the study tested the mathematics and science knowledge of a half-million students from 41 nations at five different grade levels. In addition to…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Educational Strategies