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Alshwaikh, Jehad – Research in Mathematics Education, 2016
The analytical scheme used in the project The Evolution of the Discourse of School Mathematics (EDSM) was developed to analyse the change over time in examination texts. An adapted version of the EDSM scheme has been deployed to analyse the nature of mathematics construed in Palestinian schools' textbooks and the mathematical activity expected of…
Descriptors: Geometry, Mathematics Curriculum, Textbooks, Mathematics Activities
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Hatzinikita, Vassilia; Dimopoulos, Kostas; Christidou, Vasilia – Science Education, 2008
The paper compares the nature of the textual construction of the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) science test items and the Greek school science textbooks. This nature is determined by the interplay of the notions of classification (content specialization) and formality (code specialization) modulated by both the linguistic…
Descriptors: Visual Aids, Specialization, Test Construction, Comparative Analysis