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Aun, Toh Kok; Riley, Joseph P.; Atputhasamy, Lourdusamy; Subramaniam, R. – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2006
This paper compares and contrasts school science achievement between two top scoring nations, Japan and Singapore, on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessments. The first part of the study is devoted to examining cross-national comparisons on selected background questions administered in the TIMSS survey, while the…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Science Achievement, High Achievement, Academic Achievement
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Toh, Kok-Aun; Ho, Boon-Tiong; Riley, Joseph P.; Hoh, Yin-Kiong – Educational Research for Policy and Practice, 2006
The moulding of the future of a nation depends on the teachers and the education they provide in schools. Research evidence from the US. National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) confirms this to be the case. Quantitative analysis of data indicates that measures associated with pre-service teacher preparation are by far the strongest…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Policy, Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Qualifications