ERIC Number: ED512107
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010-Sep
Pages: 84
Abstractor: ERIC
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Taking the Lead in Science Education: Forging Next-Generation Science Standards. International Science Benchmarking Report. Appendix
Achieve, Inc.
This appendix accompanies the report "Taking the Lead in Science Education: Forging Next-Generation Science Standards. International Science Benchmarking Report," a study conducted by Achieve to compare the science standards of 10 countries. This appendix includes the following: (1) PISA and TIMSS Assessment Rankings; (2) Courses and Levels Included in Analysis; (3) Categories and Topics Included in Country Standards by Discipline; (4) Interdisciplinary Themes: Singapore--"Interaction"; (5) Comparison of the Treatment of "ENERGY [Heat and Electricity]" in Primary, Lower Secondary and Upper Secondary; (6) Acquiring Skills of Inquiry: Hong Kong--"Investigative Study"; (7) The Incorporation of Mathematics: Singapore--"Upper Secondary Higher 1 Physics"; (8) Alignment of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment; (9) Connecting Standards with Assessment; and (10) Scientific Inquiry/Research Skills, and Technological Problem-Solving Skills Continua in Ontario, Canada. (Contains 17 footnotes.) [For the accompanying report, see ED512106.]
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Foreign Countries, Science Education, Research Skills, Benchmarking, Research Reports, National Standards, Alignment (Education), Problem Solving, Student Evaluation, Energy Education, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Primary Sources, Research Tools, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intellectual Disciplines, Tables (Data), Curriculum Development
Achieve, Inc. 1775 Eye Street NW Suite 410, Washington, DC 20006. Tel: 202-419-1540; Fax: 202-828-0911; Web site: http://www.achieve.org
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Achieve, Inc.
Identifiers - Location: Canada; Hong Kong; Singapore
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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