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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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Hiebert, James; Stigler, James W.; Jacobs, Jennifer K.; Givvin, Karen Bogard; Garnier, Helen; Smith, Margaret; Hollingsworth, Hilary; Manaster, Alfred; Wearne, Diana; Gallimore, Ronald – Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 2005
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1999 Video Study examined eighth-grade mathematics teaching in the United States and six higher-achieving countries. A range of teaching systems were found across higher-achieving countries that balanced attention to challenging content, procedural skill, and conceptual understanding in…
Descriptors: Mathematics Instruction, Grade 8, Mathematics Education, Teaching Methods
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Jacobs, Jennifer; Garnier, Helen; Gallimore, Ronald; Hollingsworth, Hilary; Givvin, Karen Bogard; Rust, Keith; Kawanaka, Takako; Smith, Margaret; Wearne, Diana; Manaster, Alfred; Etterbeek, Wallace; Hiebert, James; Stigler, James – National Center for Education Statistics, 2003
This first volume of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1999 Video Study Technical Report focuses on every aspect of the planning, implementation, processing, analysis, and reporting of the mathematics components of the TIMSS 1999 Video Study. The report is intended to serve as a record of the actions and documentation…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Teachers
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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