Lessons Learned: What International Assessments Tell Us about Math Achievement

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Lessons Learned Tom Loveless EDITOR What International Assessments Tell Us about Math Achievement LESSONS LEARNED LESSONS LEARNED What International Assessments Tell Us about Math Achievement tom loveless editor brookings institution press Washington, D.C. Copyright © 2007 THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 www.brookings.edu All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Brookings Institution Press. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data Lessons learned : what international assessments tell us about math achievement / Tom Loveless, editor. p. cm. Summary: “Examines student performance in mathematics, using the Trends in Mathematics and Science Study database to address pressing questions about school policy and educational research, including major lessons learned from TIMSS testing , comparison of math curricula across nations, effect of technology in the classroom , and progress of popular math reforms abroad”—Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-5334-6 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8157-5334-9 (cloth : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-0-8157-5333-9 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-8157-5333-0 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Mathematics—Study and teaching—Evaluation—Databases. 2. Mathematical ability—Testing—Databases. 3. Mathematics teachers—Evaluation—Databases. 4. Science—Study and teaching—Evaluation—Databases. 5. Science teachers— Evaluation—Databases. 6. Science—Ability testing—Databases. 7. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement—Examinations. I. Loveless, Tom, 1954– II. TIMSS International Study Center. QA135.6.L47 2007 510.71—dc22 2007026952 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 The paper used in this publication meets minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials: ANSI Z39.48-1992. Typeset in Adobe Garamond Composition by Circle Graphics Columbia, Maryland Printed by R. R. Donnelley Harrisonburg, Virginia ...