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Download full textSchmidt, William H. – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2009
This paper examines the effect of content coverage on mathematics achievement and studies its relationship to eighth grade tracking. Previous analyses have shown tracking to be quite prevalent at eighth grade unlike much of the rest of the world. The U.S. practices both between- and within-school tracking, leading to very different content…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Mathematics Achievement, Course Content, Course Objectives
Chen, Jung-chih; Cai, Wang-ting – Online Submission, 2009
This study analyzes the learning expectations related to grades 1-8 algebra across several U.S. states and high performing TIMSS Asian countries and regions, including Singapore, Taiwan and Japan. In order to narrow and focus the investigation, only one topic within the strand is carefully reported. Based on the official curriculum documents,…
Descriptors: Student Placement, Foreign Countries, Grade 1, Algebra
Schmidt, William – Education Policy Center at Michigan State University, 2002
The Third International Mathematics and Science Survey (TIMSS) has tested large and representative samples of students from around the world to measure their math and science knowledge and skills. The results place U.S. 8th grade students below the international average in mathematics, with 20 countries scoring significantly higher than the U.S.…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Textbooks, Scoring, Mathematics Education
