Global Perspectives for Local Action: Using Timss to Improve U.S. Mathematics and Science Education

by National Research Council, Board on Science Education, Committee on Science Education K-12 and Mathematical Sciences Education Board

The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) raised the alarm about U.S. mathematics and science education. Most Americans are now aware that U.S. students lag behind their peers in other developed nations. In one state, the legislature reacted by lengthening the school year, assuming that more time on academic content would boost student performance. Some educators have fixed the blame on the mathematics and science curricula...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309065305
• ISBN13: 9780309065306
• Release Date: November 1999
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 102 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.5" x 11.0"