A Splintered Vision An Investigation of U.S. Science and Mathematics Education /

• Main Authors: Schmidt, William H. (Author), Mcknight, Curtis C. (Author), Raizen, Senta A. (Author), Jakwerth, Pamela M. (Author), Valverde, Gilbert A. (Author), Wolfe, Richard G. (Author), Britton, Edward D. (Author), Bianchi, Leonard J. (Author), Houang, Richard T. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Science education.; International and Comparative Education.; Mathematics Education.; Science Education.
• Online Access: View fulltext via EzAccess

A Splintered Vision: An Investigation of U.S. Science and Mathematics Education is the US report on the curriculum analysis component of the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) which was sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (I...

Table of Contents:

• Unfocused Curricula
• U.S. Textbooks: Conflicting Demands, Cautious Visions
• U.S. Teachers: Responding to Splintered Visions
• How Has Our Vision Become So Splintered?
• So What Can We Expect from U.S. Students?
• Open Questions: How Do We Get Where We Want to Go?.