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ERIC Number: EJ571797
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
Tinkering with TIMSS.
Bracey, Gerald W.
Phi Delta Kappan, v80 n1 p32-36 Sep 1998
Despite Commissioner Pascal Forgione's claims (in the June 1998 "Kappan"), the final-year Third International Mathematics and Science Study obviates comparison of achievement across nations. Comparers are engaging in a political exercise. There are problems with age, cultural, and enrollment-rate differences; definition of the U.S. mathematics population; unbelievable numbers; and relevance of results. (22 references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Enrollment Rate, Grade 12, High Schools, Mathematics Achievement, Science Achievement, Scores, Test Reliability
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Third International Mathematics and Science Study