Facing the Consequences

by Schmidt, William H.; McKnight, Curtis C.; Cogan, Leland S.; Jakwerth, Pamela M.; Houang, Richard T.; Wiley, David E.

• ISBN13: 9780792355670
• ISBN10: 0792355679
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-03-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

Facing the Consequences presents a perspective on US mathematics and science education that is developed from data gathered as part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
This report presents a closer look at US mathematics and science education through careful examination of TIMSS data. The authors believe this investigation shows how deceptive many often unquestioned assumptions about American education can be. Drawing upon many new analyses not previously reported and integrating these with previous analyses of TIMSS data, the authors develop and illustrate the argument that what happens to American students is the consequence of American beliefs shaping educational practice and of the accretion of myriad educational choices made in mathematics and science education.

Table of Contents

Facing the Consequences: An Overview	p. 1
Choices, Beliefs, Consequences	p. 13
What We Teach, Who We Teach	p. 15
How We Teach	p. 63
Schools, Teachers, Students, and Other Factors	p. 81
Our Students' Accomplishments	p. 113
Curriculum Does Matter	p. 115
Access to Curriculum Matters	p. 163
Hypotheses, Hunches, and Conclusions	p. 181
Systemic Features, Following Consequences: A Hypothesis	p. 185
There Are No Magic Bullets	p. 203
Some Stories TIMSS Can and Cannot Tell	p. 213
What's the Next Story?	p. 225
App. A: Table 1	p. 231
App. B: List of Exhibits	p. 233
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