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Reinventing Science Standards to Better Support Meaningful Science Learning
ABSTRACT Science standards have played an increasingly central role in shaping the landscape of school science over the past several decades, as societies have endeavored to better educate scientifically literate citizens and prepare a technically capable workforce.
Jeffrey Nordine, David Fortus
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Physics-Mathematics Associations: Evidence from TIMSS Student Achievements
The study aimed to determine the extent of associations of physics, mathematics, and between physics and mathematics based on the results of the 2007, 2011, and 2015 Trends in Mathematics and Science Survey achievement tests.
Joje Mar P. Sanchez, Michael A. Ponce
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Shadow Education in the Soviet and Post‐Soviet Eras: A Political‐Economic Analysis of Changing Tides
ABSTRACT Focusing on the shadow education system of private supplementary tutoring, this paper contains comparisons over time and place in the distinctive circumstances of the Soviet Union and the 15 independent countries that emerged following its collapse in 1991. The paper uses the lenses of politics and economics to understand changing tides in the
Mark Bray, Tatiana Mikhaylova
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Shadow Education Beyond Tutoring? New Forms of Private Supplementary Classes in Singapore
ABSTRACT This paper explores the emergence of new forms of private supplementary classes in Singapore. Specifically, it examines the consolidation of an ‘enrichment industry’ offering classes in sports, music, performing arts, and extracurricular academic activities.
Søren Christensen, Jason Tan
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ABSTRACT This study examines the direct and indirect effects of perceived parental academic involvement on student achievement through academic motivation, based on Self‐Determination Theory. The study group consisted of 849 ninth‐grade students from 12 public high schools in a major urban area in Türkiye.
Samet Eker, Hülya Yildizli
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20 Years of TIMSS: Lessons for Indonesia
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) has been administered to countries around the world every four years since 1995, generating rich cross-national data on school resources and student achievement that can inform policy and ...
THOMAS F LUSCHEI
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Effectiveness of Problem-Based Learning Approach to the Students' Problem Solving Performance
The Philippines' ranking in Trends in International Mathematics and Science Survey (TIMSS) is indicative of how mathematics is taught in the classrooms.
Sylvino V. Tupas
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Reaping the Benefits of Investment: National Educational Datasets Support School Success
ABSTRACT We describe core tensions as to the federal government's role in the funding, focus, and locus of education in the United States: is public education a federal responsibility, if so, does that imply funding public schools or allocating public funds to education, irrespective of setting.
Daphna Oyserman +2 more
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The aim to do this research is to investigate fifth grade students of Primary School to solveTIMSS problem in Pekanbaru. Lack of information about fifth grade students’ abilities inIndonesia to solve TIMSS problems is the reason to do this research.
Gustimal Witri +2 more
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Is shadow education the driver of East Asia’s high performance on comparative learning assessments?
East Asian students consistently top comparative assessments of academic achievement. Yet, rather than attempting to develop more sophisticated understandings of this difference, the most common reaction is to attribute East Asian performance to longer ...
Jeremy Rappleye, Hikaru Komatsu
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