TIMSS - Terceiro Estudo Internacional de Matemática e Ciências

Third International Math & Science Study -- 8th grade, USA

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     INITIAL FINDINGS FROM THE LARGEST, most comprehensive &
     rigorous international comparison of education ever undertaken
     were released this week.

     The report, "Pursuing Excellence," presents initial findings
     from the Third International Mathematics & Science Study
     (TIMSS), which examines math & science teaching, learning,
     curriculum, & achievement across 41 nations.

     Eighth grade is the focus of this report.  It reveals that,
     among the 41 nations participating in the study, 8th-graders
     in the U.S. perform above average in science & below average
     in math.

     But, Secretary Riley warned at the release of the report
     (November 20), "If we see the news in the report as simply a
     horse race story of who finished first & who finished second,
     we miss the point.  The issues are much deeper -- the content
     & rigor of what we are teaching -- how we go about teaching --
     the fact that we continue to shortchange America's teachers by
     not giving them the preparation & help they need to do the
     best job possible in the classroom."

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