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Son, Ji-Won, Ed.; Watanabe, Tad, Ed.; Lo, Jane-Jane, Ed. – Research in Mathematics Education, 2017
This book provides a unique international comparative perspective on diverse issues and practices in mathematics education between and among the US and five high-performing TIMSS education systems, Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan. The book offers multiple perspectives on the important factors that contribute to mathematics…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods
Foy, Pierre, Ed.; Arora, Alka, Ed.; Stanco, Gabrielle M., Ed. – International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, 2013
This supplement contains documentation on all the derived variables contained in the TIMSS 2011 data files that are based on background questionnaire variables. These variables were used to report background data in the TIMSS 2011 International Results in Mathematics and TIMSS 2011 International Results in Science reports, and are made available…
Descriptors: Questionnaires, Guides, Guidelines, International Education
Silova, Iveta – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2010
The essays in "Globalization on the Margins" explore the continuities and changes in Central Asian education development since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Reflecting on two decades of post-socialist transformations, they reveal that education systems in Central Asia responded to the rapidly changing political, economic, and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Teacher Shortage, Active Learning
Rhoton, Jack; Bowers, Patricia – 2001
This book focuses on the professional development of teachers and discusses issues related to the planning and design of professional development programs. The content of the book is divided into three parts. Part 1, Standards-Based Reform and Professional Development includes: (1) "National Science Education Standards as a Catalyst for…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation