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Refocusing U.S. Math and Science Education.
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Valverde, Gilbert A.; Schmidt, William H. – Issues in Science and Technology, 1998
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) compared mathematics and science scores across 41 countries. American students performed well in science and mathematics in the fourth grade but fell behind their international peers by the eighth grade. Concludes that differences are due to unfocused curriculum, a static conception of…
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