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Download full textMcCann, Wendy Sherman – 1998
This digest summarizes the results of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) as they relate to the interests of K-12 science teachers. TIMSS student achievement results for science are presented along with a brief discussion of how to interpret the scores. The findings of the TIMSS curriculum study and their implications are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Educational Change
Gross, Richard E., Ed.; Dufty, David, Ed. – 1980
Social studies education in 22 countries is described. The purpose of the publication is to stimulate international communication and cross-cultural study among practitioners in different countries. The introduction to the report discusses issues related to social studies education and to international communication. Common concerns, curriculum…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum
ERIC Clearinghouse for Social Studies/Social Science Education, Boulder, CO. – 1983
Commissioned papers to help the National Commission on Excellence in Education make the recommendations for educational improvement for its report "A Nation at Risk" are cited in this annotated listing. The report presents recommendations in five areas: content, standards and expectations, time, teaching, and leadership and fiscal…
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum, Educational Change
