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Mathematics and Science Education Around the World What Can We Learn From The Survey of Mathematics and Science Opportunities (SMSO) and the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)? (1996) / Chapter Skim
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What Questions Might Be Explored with TIMSS?
Pages 14-16

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... We see from SMSO that some countries specify aspects of the intended curriculum at the national level. It will be useful to know which of the TIMSS participating nations have some form of nationally specified curriculum in mathematics and science and to examine closely various versions of "national curriculum." In what forms are these specified; e.g., curriculum outlines, textbooks, testing?
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... On the other hand, the critical questions center on how these different approaches to curriculum and instruction affect educational outcomes, specifically student performance. For example, the six SMSO countries allocate substantially different amounts of time to particular topics, and their curricula reflect great variation in the number of topics intended for students to learn at each grade.
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... The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Curriculum and E~'alunfion Standards for School Mathematics were released in 1 989; the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Benchmarksfor Science Literacy in 1993; and the National Research Council National Science Education Standards in 1996. The dates of the teacher questionnaire data from TIMSS precede the release of the National Science Education Standards, for example.
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