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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Singaporean and Taiwanese Eighth Graders' Science Learning Self-Efficacy from a Multi-Dimensional Perspective
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Lin, Tzung-Jin; Tan, Aik Ling; Tsai, Chin-Chung – International Journal of Science Education, 2013
Due to the scarcity of cross-cultural comparative studies in exploring students' self-efficacy in science learning, this study attempted to develop a multi-dimensional science learning self-efficacy (SLSE) instrument to measure 316 Singaporean and 303 Taiwanese eighth graders' SLSE and further to examine the differences between the two student…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Self Efficacy, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences
Growth Patterns in Students' Ability to Supply Scientific Explanations: Findings from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study in Israel.
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Zuzovsky, Ruth; Tamir, Pinchas – International Journal of Science Education, 1999
Uses data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to determine the extent of Israeli students' ability to give scientific explanations of events in earth, life, and physical science. Finds student explanations to be generally simple, often incomplete, and often consisting only of descriptive or teleological explanations.…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Logical Thinking, Models
Current Conceptions of Science Achievement and Implications for Assessment and Equity in Large Education Systems. Research Monograph.
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Lee, Okhee – 1998
The current standards-based and systemic reform has an overarching goal: high academic standards for all students. In achieving the goal of "science for all," the key is the construct of science achievement T what K-12 students should know and be able to do in science. This paper reviews and analyzes the conceptions of science…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communications, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
Maths & Science on the Line: Australian Middle Primary Students' Performance in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. TIMSS Australia Monograph No. 2.
Lokan, Jan; Ford, Phoebe; Greenwood, Lisa – 1997
This report is the second in a series of monographs in which the results of Australian student performance in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) are presented. The main purpose of these reports is to describe the schools, teachers, and students who participated in TIMSS and to present student achievement results.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Foreign Countries
Mathematics and Science Achievement in the Final Year of Secondary School: IEA's Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
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Mullis, Ina V. S.; Martin, Michael O.; Beaton, Albert E.; Gonzalez, Eugenio J.; Kelly, Dana L.; Smith, Teresa A. – 1998
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) covered five different grade levels, with more than 40 countries collecting data in more than 30 different languages. More than a million students were tested. The present report contains the TIMSS results for students in the final year of secondary school. Mathematics and science…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Educational Change, Foreign Countries, Hands on Science