| Title: | Essential Skills in Mathematics: A Comparative Analysis of American and Japanese Assessments of Eighth-Graders |
| Description: | This report uses data from examinations given in Japan and the United States to assess the essential components of the taught curriculum in each country. Students in each country were assessed using examinations designed specifically for students in that country. This report compares the nature of these examinations, the expectations based on the curriculum, and student perfomances on the included items. This comparison, combined with an accompanying analysis of the curricular intents for American eighth-graders and their Japanese counterparts in grade two of lower secondary school, provides a rich picture of the differences in student performance and curricular emphases and expectations that mark this study. |
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| Cover Date: | April 1997 |
| Web Release: | April 10, 1997 |
| Print Release: | March 31, 1997 |
| Publication #: | NCES 97885 General Ordering Information |
| Center/Program: | NCES |
| Authors: | John A. Dossey (Illinois State University) |
| Type of Product: | Statistical Analysis Report |
| Survey/Program Areas: |
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) |
| Keywords: |
Achievement (Student)
Eighth-Graders • American
• Japanese
International Comparisons• general
Mathematics |
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