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ERIC Number: EJ562508
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0031-7217
A Study of Three Cultures: Germany, Japan and the United States--An Overview of the TIMSS Case Study Project.
Stevenson, Harold W.
Phi Delta Kappan, v79 n7 p524-29 Mar 1998
Discusses case studies of the United States, Germany, and Japan included in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Highlights national standards, teacher training and working conditions, attitudes toward dealing with ability differences, and the place of school in adolescents' lives. Compared to Japanese and German students, American adolescents have less afterschool instruction and less homework. (MLH)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Cultural Differences, Ethnomathematics, Foreign Countries, Homework, Mathematics Achievement, National Standards, Role of Education, Science Achievement, Secondary Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Case Study Project (TIMSS); Germany; Japan; Third International Mathematics and Science Study; United States