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Marynowski, Richelle – Mathematics Teacher, 2016
Many students in the United States, Canada, and around the world are required to take externally developed examinations. In many cases, these examinations are considered high stakes, and thus teachers spend time in class ensuring that their students are ready for the tests. After speaking with secondary math teachers about their experiences, the…
Descriptors: Administrators, Teaching Methods, Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction
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Horvath, Patricia J. – Mathematics Teacher, 1987
Comparisons are given for data from the Second International Study for both eighth- and eleventh-grade students in the United States and Japan. U.S. students were closer to Japanese students at the eighth-grade level than at the twelfth-grade level; differences have increased since the First International Study. (MNS)
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Research, Grade 12, Grade 8
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McKnight, Curtis C.; And Others – Mathematics Teacher, 1985
A representative sample of 237 twelfth-grade mathematics classrooms completed internationally developed achievement tests. What was taught, what teachers and teaching were like, students' attitudes and achievement, and comparisons with students in other countries are included. (MNS)
Descriptors: Calculators, Comparative Testing, Educational Assessment, Educational Research