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School Mathematics Experiences: A Comparison of U.S. and Japanese Seventh and Eighth Grade Students.
Iben, Miriam F. – 1988
This investigation of U.S. and Japanese seventh and eighth grade student achievement in the development of space relations indicated that the Japanese seventh grade mean score was 35% greater than that of the U.S. seventh grade sample and the Japanese eighth grade mean score was 11% greater than that of the U.S. eighth grade sample. Four possible…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Research, Elementary School Mathematics, Elementary Secondary Education
Massachusetts State Dept. of Education, Boston. Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program. – 1987
The purpose of this report is twofold. The first is to deliver an accurate portrayal of students' achievement in geometry and measurement as gleaned from the results of the 1986 Massachusetts Educational Assessment Program (MEAP). The second is to provide K-12 teachers of mathematics with activities that have proven to be helpful in encouraging…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Evaluation, Geometric Concepts, Geometry