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Why Schools Matter: A Cross-National Comparison of Curriculum and Learning
William H. Schmidt, Curtis C. McKnight, Richard T. Houang, HsingChi Wang, David E. Wiley, Leland S. Cogan, Richard G. Wolfe
ISBN: 978-0-7879-5684-4
Hardcover
432 pages
November 2001
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List of Figures.

List of Tables.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

The Authors.

1. How Does Curriculum Affect Learning?

2. A Model of Curriculum and Learning.

3. Measuring Curriculum and Achievement.

4. The Articulation of Curriculum.

5. Curriculum Variation.

6. The Structure of Curriculum.

7. A First Look at Achievement.

8. Learning and the Structure of Curriculum.

9. Curriculum and Learning Gains Across Countries.

10. Curriculum and Learning Within Countries.

11. Schools Matter.

Appendix A: TIMSS Mathematics and ScienceCurriculum Frameworks.

Appendix B: Relationship Between Content MeasurementCategories for the TIMSS Framework, Teachers,and TIMSS Test.

Appendix C: TIMSS Framework Codes and Number of Itemsfor Each Mathematics and Science Test Subarea.

Appendix D: Supplemental Material Related to the Two-LevelAnalysis of Mathematics Achievement: Chapter Ten.

References.

Index.
 
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