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Roeder, Peter Martin – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 2003
Claims that the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) represent a leap forward in the quality of comparative international research on schooling. Discusses prospects of achieving a consensus among educational policy makers on the reforms suggested in both study…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Comparative Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Change

Roeder, Peter Martin – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 2001
Reviews three qualitative case studies on the educational systems of Japan, the United States, and Germany, conducted as a component of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). States that the studies provide a basis for understanding the differences in mathematics and science achievement among Japan, Germany, and the United…
Descriptors: Ability, Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Adolescents

Arnold, Karl-Heinz – Zeitschrift fur Padagogik, 2001
Demonstrates that a high degree of fairness may be achieved in international comparative research on school achievement, using the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) as an example and employing the methods of advanced pedagogical-psychological diagnosis. Includes references. (CMK)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Quality, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education