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Roth, Kathleen; Garnier, Helen – Educational Leadership, 2007
Using the Trends in International Mathematics and Science (TIMSS) video study, the authors compare science teaching practices in the United States and in four other countries that outperformed the United States: Australia, the Czech Republic, Japan, and the Netherlands. Their observations of videotapes from 100 8th-grade science lessons in each…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Teaching Methods, Science Education, Science Instruction
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Jacobs, Jennifer K.; Hiebert, James; Givvin, Karen Bogard; Hollingsworth, Hilary; Garnier, Helen; Wearne, Diana – Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 2006
Debates about the future of school mathematics in the United States often center on whether standards-based instruction is improving or undermining students' achievement. Critical for making progress in these debates is information about the actual nature of classroom practice in U.S. classrooms. This article focuses on one key element of…
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8, National Standards