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An Analysis Of Teacher Education Context, Structure, And Quality- Assurance Arrangements In Teds-M Countries : Findings From The Iea Teacher Education And Development Study In Mathematics (Teds-M), Lawrence Ingvarson, John Schwille, Sharon Senk, Glenn Rowley, Ray Peck, Maria Tatto Jul 2013

An Analysis Of Teacher Education Context, Structure, And Quality- Assurance Arrangements In Teds-M Countries : Findings From The Iea Teacher Education And Development Study In Mathematics (Teds-M), Lawrence Ingvarson, John Schwille, Sharon Senk, Glenn Rowley, Ray Peck, Maria Tatto

Ray Peck

The present report is a companion report to the TEDS-M publication Policy, Practice, and Readiness to Teach Primary and Secondary Mathematics in 17 Countries: Findings from the IEA Teacher Education and Development Study in Mathematics (TEDS-M) written by Tatto et al., (2012). That report presented findings about the nature and content of teacher education programs in the 17 participating countries, as well as the mathematical knowledge and pedagogical knowledge of graduates from those programs. The present report focuses on reporting data gathered at the national level and placing those findings in context. When interpreting the findings presented in the aforementioned …


Pisa 2003—Mathematical Literacy And Learning In The Americas, John Dossey, Sharon Mccrone, Ross Turner, Mary Lindquist Dec 2007

Pisa 2003—Mathematical Literacy And Learning In The Americas, John Dossey, Sharon Mccrone, Ross Turner, Mary Lindquist

Ross Turner

The article provides an overview of the mathematics assessment program of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments’ (OECD) Program for Student Assessment (PISA). As such, it provides a comparative view of the PISA results for Canada, Mexico, and the United States. It outlines the program, its frameworks, and competencies PISA uses to describe the achievement of 15-year-olds in over 40 countries participating in the PISA assessments. Particular attention is given to the PISA conception of mathematical literacy and cross-disciplinary problem-solving. These two areas were a focus of the 2003 assessment. In addition to a discussion of general results, two …