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Module 2A: What Does TIMSS Say about Curriculum?
Pages 147-154

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... mathematics anc3 science curricula as compared with curricula from other countries; · To unclerstanc3 what makes curriculum focused anc3 coherent; · To explore factors that contribute to the lack of focus in U.S. classrooms anc3 the lack of connections between curriculum, instruction, anc3 school supports; and · To identify issues for further reflection anc3 dialogue anc3 possible action to improve the mathematics anc3 science curricula in participants' own schools, districts, and/or higher education institutions.
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From page 148...
... Order in Advance · Copies of the Global Perspectives for Local Action: Using TIMSS to Improve U.S. Mathematics and Science Education report for each participant (The report is available from the National Academy Press,2101 Constitution Ave., NW, Lockbox 285, Washington, D.C.
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From page 149...
... · Showing Slicle 2A-5, say that TIMSS provides insights into major issues surrounding curriculum, such as "Time anc3 Tracking." TIMSS provides data on the amount of time that U.S. students spend studying mathematics anc3 science anc3 on expectations for courses anc3 programs of study.
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From page 150...
... Most groups will need some help interpreting Slides 2A-14 through 2A-17. Point out that the TIMSS researchers picked the five longest topics in the textbooks and determined what percentage of the total book they represented.
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... Using Slides 2A-24 anc3 2A-25, remind participants what is meant by focus. Summarize key findings about focus using Slide 2A-26.
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From page 152...
... Data: Overall, the videotape study found that "of 30 lessons analyzed from each country, 45% of the U.S. lessons, 76% of the German lessons, anc3 92% of the Japanese lessons fit this criterion of coherence." (Global Perspectives for Local Action, 1999)
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From page 153...
... Report out the priority actions by audience group and/ or have the participants walk around the room reacling the lists anc3 noting ideas for their own next steps. (A starting list of action implications is incluclec3 on Slide 2A-34.)
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