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WHY ARE U.S. STUDENTS FALLING BEHIND THEIR INTERNATIONAL PEERS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS?
AN INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON
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TIMSS OVERVIEW Third International Mathematics and
Science Study
Who was tested?
Who developed the assessments?
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TIMSS RESULTS AND FINDINGS
Fourth Graders
Eighth Graders
Twelfth Graders
Advanced Students
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GENERAL INFORMATION
Decrease in scores
Undemanding curricula
Poor districts vs. wealthy districts
Top performing countries
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MATHEMATICS CURRICULUM
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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Shallow Many Topics Limited Instructional Time Unchallenging Repetitious Incoherent
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NUMBER OF TOPICS
Many more than other TIMSS Countries
Mad rush to cover all
International comparisons
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NUMBER OF NEW TOPICS
Decreases as grade level increases 25% new between 4th and 8th grades
in U.S. 75% new between 4th and 8th grades
in top-performing TIMSS countries One new vs. twenty new International comparisons
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TEXTBOOKS Large and heavy
Many pages
Breadth and no depth
Contain more topics than other TIMSS countries
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CALCULATORS
4TH grade math classes
Used often in low-performing TIMSS countries
Used rarely in high-performing TIMSS countries
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DISPERSED CONTROL OF CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Many different governing bodies Local control No common standard in U.S. Common standards in other TIMSS
countries
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MATH PROBLEMS DUE TO LACK OF CONSESUS AND DIFFERING
VIEWS
Report released by U. S. Department of Education
Letter to Department of Education
Endorsers of letter
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PROBLEMS WITH THE ENDORSED PROGRAMS
Calculators
Unfocused
De-emphasis of need for arithmetic
Problems with specific programs
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RECOMMENDATIONS
National mathematics curriculum
Mathematics programs
Attitude towards mathematics education
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REFERENCES Bushweller, K. International comparisons ( 1996). Retrieved June 7, 2007 from
http://www.asbj.com/achievement/aa/aa2.html Cogan, L.S., & Schmidt, W.H.( 1999, Fall). Middle School Math Reform. Middle
Matters, 8, 2 – 3. Retrieved June 7, 2007 from http://ustimss.msu.edu/midmathreform.html
Executive Summary( 1997). Retrieved June 13, 2007 from http://www.ed.gov/pubs/math/part2.html
Klein, D. Math Problems( 2000). Retrieved June 13, 2007 from http://www.hobel.org/lwved/id62.htm
Latest TIMSS Again Shows Curriculum Does Matter( 2001). Retrieved June 7th , 2007 from http://www.ur.msu.edu/media
Middle-School Algebra: Ready or Not ( 2003)? Retrieved June 13, 2007 from http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr147.shtml
Third International Mathematics and Science Study ( 1999). Retrieved June 8th, 2007 from http://nces.ed.gov/timss/
TIMSS Overview and Key Findings Across Grade Levels ( 1998). Retrieved June 13, 2007 from http://www.ed.gov/inits/Math/tmpres2.html
Valverde, G., & Schmidt, W.H. ( 1997, Winter). Refocusing U.S. Math and Science Education. Retrieved June 7, 2007 from http://www.issues.org/14.4/schmid.htm