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Many Visions, Many Aims(TIMSS Volume 1)
A Cross-National Investigation of Curricular Intentions in School Mathematics
Schmidt, W.H.; McKnight, C.C.; Valverde, G.A.; Houang, R.T.; Wiley, D.E. (Eds.)
1997, 292 p., Hardcover
ISBN: 978-0-7923-4436-0
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Which goals and standards guide mathematics education across the world? This first report of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) explores this question by examining the rich data collected in the TIMSS Curriculum Analysis.
This is a study without precedent in scale or detail. It includes an exhaustive, page-by-page inventory of mathematics content and other pedagogical characteristics collected from hundreds of textbooks and curriculum guides from almost 50 countries. These data document many important features of these countries' mathematics education curricula.
The book examines important features of curriculum policy across the TIMSS countries, especially the role of textbooks and curriculum guides. It also portrays similarities and differences in mathematics curricula in the succession of objectives across grades. Additionally, it details characteristics of the mathematics curriculum as embodied in textbooks and curriculum guides intended for select grades.
This book will be of interest to anyone concerned with mathematics education standards, curriculum policy, cross-national educational comparisons, and mathematics pedagogy.
This is a study without precedent in scale or detail. It includes an exhaustive, page-by-page inventory of mathematics content and other pedagogical characteristics collected from hundreds of textbooks and curriculum guides from almost 50 countries. These data document many important features of these countries' mathematics education curricula.
The book examines important features of curriculum policy across the TIMSS countries, especially the role of textbooks and curriculum guides. It also portrays similarities and differences in mathematics curricula in the succession of objectives across grades. Additionally, it details characteristics of the mathematics curriculum as embodied in textbooks and curriculum guides intended for select grades.
This book will be of interest to anyone concerned with mathematics education standards, curriculum policy, cross-national educational comparisons, and mathematics pedagogy.
Content Level » Research
Keywords » DSI_8060
Related subjects » Comparative Education - Mathematics Education - Science Education
Table of contentstableOfContents
Preface. Characterizing Curriculum: An Overview. 1. Mathematics Curricula: Investigating Curricular Intentions. 2. An Overview of Results. Curricular Organization and Control. 3. Seeking Shared Visions Among the Many. 4. Curriculum Guides: Directing Curriculum by Intention. Reflections of Curriculum. 5. The Intended Flow of Mathematics Curricula. 6. Milestones in Mathematics Curricula. 7. Emphasized Curriculum Topics. 8. Other Aspects of the Curriculum: Performance Expectations and Disciplinary Perspectives. 9. Reexamining Shared Visions: Country Groupings. Consequences of Curriculum: Policy Implications. 10. Concluding Remarks. Appendixes: A: Curriculum, Experience, and Opportunity. B: A Model of Potential Educational Experiences. C: Measuring Curricular Elements: The TIMSS Curriculum Frameworks. D: Topic Tracing Methods. E: Document Analysis Methods. F: Participating Countries. G: Documents Analyzed. H: Acknowledgements. I: Tables and Figures for All Participating Countries. J: List of Tables. K: List of Figures.
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