Comparing American and Japanese Achievement: Is the United States Really a Low Achiever?.

Westbury, Ian

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ERIC Number: EJ449502

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Publication Date: 1992

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Comparing American and Japanese Achievement: Is the United States Really a Low Achiever?

Westbury, Ian

Educational Researcher, v21 n5 p18-24 Jun-Jul 1992

Examines curriculum and achievement in the United States and Japan in seventh and eighth grade algebra and twelfth grade elementary functions and calculus using data from the Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS). Results suggest that U.S. curricula do not match the SIMS as well as do Japanese curricula. (SLD)

Descriptors: Algebra, Calculus, Comparative Analysis, Cross Cultural Studies, Curriculum Development, Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, International Studies, Junior High School Students, Junior High Schools, Low Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Relevance (Education)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan; United States

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IES Cited: ED491283