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Vest, Andrea E.; Mahoney, Joseph L.; Simpkins, Sandra D. – International Journal for Research on Extended Education, 2013
International studies suggest that the U.S. ranks below many Asian and European countries in the 21st century in terms of mathematics and science achievement. Few have looked beyond the classroom to understand these differences. Absolute and relative time spent in various out-of-school time (OST) activities may provide one explanation. This study…
Descriptors: After School Programs, Foreign Countries, Cultural Differences, Mathematics Achievement
Stevenson, Harold W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Discusses case studies of the United States, Germany, and Japan included in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Highlights national standards, teacher training and working conditions, attitudes toward dealing with ability differences, and the place of school in adolescents' lives. Compared to Japanese and German…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Ethnomathematics, Foreign Countries
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Barnes, Tiffany, Ed.; Chi, Min, Ed.; Feng, Mingyu, Ed. – International Educational Data Mining Society, 2016
The 9th International Conference on Educational Data Mining (EDM 2016) is held under the auspices of the International Educational Data Mining Society at the Sheraton Raleigh Hotel, in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, in the USA. The conference, held June 29-July 2, 2016, follows the eight previous editions (Madrid 2015, London 2014, Memphis…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Evidence Based Practice, Inquiry, Science Instruction
Huntsinger, Carol S.; Jose, Paul E. – 1997
A longitudinal study examined differences in Chinese-American and Euro-American parents' facilitation of their young children's mathematics learning. Participating in the Time 2 data collection were 36 second-generation Chinese-American and 40 Euro-American first and second graders from well-educated suburban Chicago families. Children were given…
Descriptors: Chinese Americans, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Fathers