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Tinkering with TIMSS.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Despite Commissioner Pascal Forgione's claims (in the June 1998 "Kappan"), the final-year Third International Mathematics and Science Study obviates comparison of achievement across nations. Comparers are engaging in a political exercise. There are problems with age, cultural, and enrollment-rate differences; definition of the U.S.…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Enrollment Rate
The TIMSS "Final Year" Study and Report: A Critique.
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Bracey, Gerald W. – Educational Researcher, 2000
Describes the tests used in the Final Year Study of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), noting a variety of problems that render any interpretation of the study problematic (e.g., misleading statements, age variation, the devastating character of the results, failure of quality controls, differences in populations…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Evaluation Methods, Mathematics Education, Quality Control
More on TIMSS.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1997
Singapore students scored highest on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. Any nation that "outsources" its poverty (Malaysian street sweepers) and its low-achievers (who study in Malaysia) can get high test scores. U.S./Japan score differences stem from Japan's effective teaching practices. Among 13 occupations in the…
Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Educational Practices
Minds of Our Own.
Bracey, Gerald W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
A videotape series produced by the Annenberg/CPB Math and Science Collection demonstrates college and secondary students' misconceptions about everyday phenomena and advocates teaching for understanding. Third International Science and Mathematic Study data show American and German teachers' interest in procedures and algorithms, compared with…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Discovery Learning, Educational Principles