Attaining excellence
Subtitle: a TIMSS resources 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: 10
Subjects: Mathematics -- Study and teaching.; Science -- Study and teaching.; Education -- Aims and objectives.; Middle school teaching.; Teaching.
Other titles: Third International Mathematics and Science Study resources kit.; Pursuing excellence, a study of U.S. eighth-grade mathematics and science teaching.; Pursuing excellence, a study of U.S. fourth-grade mathematics and science teachiung.; 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.

This kit is divided into 4 modules listing current U.S. findings, comparative overseas findings, and possible futher 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: Education module (3 texts, 1 video); title: Achievement module (3 texts); title: Teaching module (3 texts, 1 video); title: Curricula module (1 text).