Learning from Others International Comparisons in Education /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Shorrocks-Taylor, Diane (Editor), Jenkins, Edgar W. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Series: Science & Technology Education Library, 8
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Science education.; Assessment.; International and Comparative Education.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Mathematics Education.; Science Education.; Learning & Instruction.

Diane Shorrocks-Taylor School of Education, University of Leeds,UK In September 1998, a conference was held at the University of Leeds entitled ‘International comparisons of pupil performance: issues and policy’. It was arranged by two groups within the School of Education at the University, the new...

Table of Contents:

• International Comparisons of Pupil Performance
• International Comparisons of Student Achievement
• Diversity of Purpose in International Assessments
• Monitoring Student Knowledge and Skills
• International Comparisons — What really matters?
• World Class Schools
• Making Use of International Comparisons of Student Achievement in Science and Mathematics
• Exploring Students Responses on Free-Response Science Items in TIMSS
• Studying Achievement Gaps in Science within the National Context
• The need for caution when using the results of international mathematics testing to inform policy decisions in education in the member countries
• International Comparisons of Pupil Performance and National Mathematics and Science Testing in England
• Messages for Mathematics Education from TIMSS in Australia
• TIMSS in South Africa The Value of International Comparative Studies for a Developing Country.