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Ghasemi, Ehsan; Burley, Hansel; Safadel, Parviz – New Waves-Educational Research and Development Journal, 2019
Women's underrepresentation in mathematics-related careers continues to concern policymakers, economists, and educators. This study addressed the issue by examining data from two international databases, namely IEA's "Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2015," and the World Economic Forum's "Global Gender Gap…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mathematics Achievement, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students
Graves, Kathleen, Ed.; Lopriore, Lucilla, Ed. – Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL), 2009
These are exciting and challenging times for English language curriculum development for school-age learners. The global reach of English has spurred a rethinking of its role in education and, consequently, a rethinking of how to teach it. The accounts in this volume represent differences in educational systems, language teaching traditions,…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Educational Change
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Salkind, Neil J.; And Others – Child Development, 1978
Data on the Matching Familiar Figures test (MFF) for 760 Japanese, 2,676 American, and 1,619 Israeli children were used to examine cross-cultural differences in cognitive tempo. The data were compiled from other studies where the MFF was used as a classificatory variable. (JMB)
Descriptors: Conceptual Tempo, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary School Students
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Hatano, Giyoo; And Others – Cognitive Development, 1993
Describes a study designed to differentiate between universal and culturally specific aspects of children's biological understanding. A group of 363 kindergartners, second graders, and fourth graders from Israel, Japan, and the United States matched 16 attributes to people, animals, plants, and inanimate objects. Results revealed how cultural…
Descriptors: Biology, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, Cultural Influences