Why schools matter : a cross-national comparison of curriculum and learning / William H. Schmidt ... [et al.]. - San Francisco, Calif. : Jossey-Bass, A Wiley, 2001. - xxvi, 398 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. - The Jossey-Bass education series . - Jossey-Bass education series. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

How does curriculum affect learning? -- A model of curriculum and learning -- Measuring curriculum and achievement -- The articulation of curriculum -- Curriculum variation -- The structure of curriculum -- A first look at achievement -- Learning and the structure of curriculum -- Curriculum and learning gains across countries -- Curriculum and learning within countries -- Schools matter -- Appendix A: TIMSS mathematics and science curriculum frameworks -- Appendix B: Relationship between content measurement categories for the TIMSS framework, teachers, and TIMSS test -- Appendix C: TIMSS framework codes and number of items for each mathematics and science test subarea -- Appendix D: Supplemental material related to the two-level analysis of mathematics achievement: chapter ten.

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Mathematics--Study and teaching.
Science--Study and teaching.
Education--Curricula.
Mathm��?�atiques--???�tude et enseignement.
Science--?? tude et enseignement.
Programmes d't��?�udes.

QA11.2 / .W538 2001