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Stigler, James W.; Hiebert, James – American Educator, 1998
As part of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), videotapes of classroom instruction were collected from 231 eighth-grade mathematics classrooms in Germany, the United States, and Japan. Findings suggest that written reports about teaching disseminated to teachers may have little effect on classroom practices. (SLD)
Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational Practices, Foreign Countries, Grade 8