NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

Learn more about the history of ERIC here. PDF icon

Showing all 3 results
First Cycle of PISA (2000-2006)--International Perspectives on Successes and Challenges: Research and Policy Directions
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Anderson, John O.; Chiu, Mei-Hung; Yore, Larry D. – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
This special edition of IJMSE focuses on the Programme of International Student Assessment (PISA) project now that it has completed a full cycle of administration--reading, mathematics, and science--to look at ways in which PISA has been used in participating countries and with what consequences, and to identify potential research and policy…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Data Analysis, Scientific Literacy, Numeracy
Moving PISA Results into the Policy Arena: Perspectives on Knowledge Transfer for Future Considerations and Preparations
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Yore, Larry D.; Anderson, John O.; Chiu, Mei-Hung – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2010
Evidence-based policies, decisions, and practices are highly valued and underachieved in the international mathematics and science education reforms. Many in the mathematics and science education research communities lament the lack of influence that research results have on the education profession, schools, and teaching. Academic research done…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Educational Change, Educational Opportunities, Public Policy
The Development of Authentic Assessments to Investigate Ninth Graders' Scientific Literacy: In the Case of Scientific Cognition Concerning the Concepts of Chemistry and Physics
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Chang, Shu-Nu; Chiu, Mei-Hung – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2005
Scientific literacy and authenticity have gained a lot of attention in the past few decades worldwide. The goal of the study was to develop various authentic assessments to investigate students' scientific literacy for corresponding to the new curriculum reform of Taiwan in 1997. In the process, whether ninth graders were able to apply school…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Test Items, Educational Assessment, Scientific Principles