Mathematics Achievement in U.S. High Schools from an International Perspective.

Travers, Kenneth J.; And Others

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Publication Date: 1985

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Mathematics Achievement in U.S. High Schools from an International Perspective.

Travers, Kenneth J.; And Others

NASSP Bulletin, v69 n484 p55-63 Nov 1985

Reviews the findings from two international studies of mathematics achievement that have been conducted over the past 20 years. The majority of twelth-grade, college-bound American students scored among the lowest quarter of countries in the latest study. Includes tables and graphs. (MD)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Advanced Placement, Calculus, Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Curriculum, Scores, Secondary School Mathematics, Sex Differences, Surveys

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Non-Classroom

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Audience: Administrators; Policymakers; Practitioners

Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Japan

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