Attaining excellence
Subtitle: a TIMSS resource kit
By: prepared by the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Research and Improvement
Contributors: Third International Mathematics and Science Study; National Center for Education Statistics; National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Publisher: The Dept.; Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O.
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Washington, D.C; Pittsburgh, PA
Language: eng
Format: [kit] :
Number of pages: 12
Subjects: Mathematics; Study and teaching; Science; Education; Aims and objectives; Middle school teaching; Teaching
Other titles: Third International Mathematics and Science Study resource kit; TIMSS resource kit; Pursuing excellence, a study of U.S. eighth-grade mathematics and science teaching ... in international context.; Pursuing excellence, a study of U.S. fourth-grade mathematics and science teaching in international context.; Video presentation of Pursuing excellence, U.S. eighth-grade findings.; Discussion guide for a video presentation of Pursuing excellence.; Benchmarking to international achievement.; Mathematics achievement in the middle school years.; Science achievement in the middle school years.; Eighth-grade mathematics lessons, U.S., Japan, and Germany (video); Moderator's guide to eighth-grade mathematics lessons.; Fostering algebraic and geometric thinking ... NCTM standards.; Mathematics program in Japan (kindergarten to upper secondary); Curricula module guidebook to examine school criteria.
Notes: Shipping list no.: 98-0003-S.

TIMSS was funded by the National Center for Education Statistics ... and the National Science Foundation.

"TIMSS as a starting point to examine: U.S. education, student achievement, teaching, curricula."

This kit is divided into 4 modules listing current U.S. findings, comparative overseas findings, and possible further curricula. While all the modules are useful together, some users may find it helpful to work with particular modules for specific groups. Therefore it is possible to purchase each of the 4 modules separately or individual items from them.

Some items sold separately are also available from Internet.
Table of contents: title: Guide to the kit (1 text); title: Education module, including "Introduction to TIMSS" (4 texts, 1 video); title: Achievement module (3 texts); title: Teaching module (3 texts, 1 video); title: Curricula module (1 text).