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Leading Mathematics Teacher Discussions during Professional Development: Challenges, Opportunities, and Discussion Sense
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Schwarts, Gil; Coles, Alf; Arcavi, Abraham – For the Learning of Mathematics, 2022
With the proliferation of video-based professional development (PD) courses for mathematics teachers, understanding the role of the facilitators of these courses has become an emerging field of theoretical and empirical study. The purpose of this article is to address some of the challenges and opportunities that facilitation of discussions…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Teaching Methods, Faculty Development, Video Technology
Evidence-Based Decision Making or a Tunnel Vision Effect? TIMSS, Problem Definition and Policy Change in Israeli Mathematics Education
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Feniger, Yariv – Critical Studies in Education, 2020
This study examines the influence of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1999 results on mathematics education policy in Israel. Analyzing various documents, the study shows how these results transformed policymakers' discourse regarding mathematics education. In order to achieve improvement in Israel's ranking, the…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Decision Making, Educational Policy, Achievement Tests
Dilemmas of Central Governance and Distributed Autonomy in Education. OECD Education Working Papers, No. 189
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Frankowski, Andrea; van der Steen, Martijn; Bressers, Daphne; Schulz, Martin; Shewbridge, Claire; Fuster, Marc; Rouw, Rien – OECD Publishing, 2018
Prepared for a Strategic Education Governance learning seminar, this working paper analyses the ways in which the Dutch government tried to reach overarching goals in education, in a system characterised by a high degree of distributed autonomy of education institutions and the participation of multiple actors, and consequently a government highly…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary Secondary Education, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement
Migration of P-12 Education from Its Current State to One of High Quality: The Aspirations of Abu Dhabi
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Badri, Masood; Al Khaili, Mugheer – Policy Futures in Education, 2014
Key system challenges identified by the Abu Dhabi Education Council provided the impetus for an aggressive strategic plan as necessary guidance and support for the development of the P-12 education system to contribute to advancing its positioning in the global knowledge economy. For the Abu Dhabi Education Council, the analysis served as a tool…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Strategic Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Quality
Big Initiatives in Small Places.
Kimmelman, Paul L. – School Administrator, 1999
Reform-minded educators should examine business and medical models to construct a viable, research-based framework to validate proposed curricular programs before implementing them. Pursuing a reliable research base for math reform, several superintendents convinced the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement to let…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Decision Making, Educational Change
A Perspective on Education and Assessment in Other Nations: Where Are Students with Disabilities? Synthesis Report 19.
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Elliott, Judy L.; And Others – 1995
This report reviews five major international comparative studies on educational practices, assessment systems, and educational outcomes for students with disabilities. The five studies reviewed are: (1) the Reading Literacy Survey conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA); (2) the International…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Decision Making, Disabilities