{"id":6050,"date":"2016-09-16T20:25:06","date_gmt":"2016-09-16T20:25:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/?page_id=6050"},"modified":"2019-07-08T19:29:30","modified_gmt":"2019-07-08T19:29:30","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"carouselwrap\"><div id=\"menu-introduction\" class=\"carouselmenu\"><a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/timss-2015-20-years-of-monitoring-trends\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>TIMSS 2015: 20 Years of Monitoring Trends<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/timss-and-timss-advanced-in-2015\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>TIMSS and TIMSS Advanced in 2015<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/the-importance-of-country-and-school-contexts-in-making-international-comparisons\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>The Importance of Country and School Contexts in  Making International Comparisons<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/demographics-of-the-timss-2015-countries\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Demographics of the TIMSS 2015 Countries<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/timss-2015-achievement-results-and-context-questionnaire-data\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>TIMSS 2015 Achievement Results and Context Questionnaire Data<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/organization-of-the-timss-2015-encyclopedia\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Organization of the TIMSS 2015 Encyclopedia<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/highlights-of-timss-2015-curriculum-questionnaire-results\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Highlights of TIMSS 2015 Curriculum Questionnaire Results<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/instructional-emphasis-in-mathematics-and-science\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Instructional Emphasis in Mathematics and Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/updating-the-mathematics-and-science-curricula\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Updating the Mathematics and Science Curricula<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/investing-in-technology-to-improve-mathematics-and-science-learning\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Investing in Technology to Improve Mathematics and Science Learning<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/raising-the-requirements-for-mathematics-and-science-teaching\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Raising the Requirements for Mathematics and Science Teaching<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/highlights-of-encyclopedia-chapters\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>Highlights of Encyclopedia Chapters<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/references\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page\"><span>References<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<style>\n\t\t.carouselwrap{\n\t\t\tbackground: #e5eaef;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a{\n\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\tcolor: #000000;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a:hover,\n\t\t.owl-item a:focus,\n\t\t.owl-item a.current-menu-item{\n\t\t\tbackground: #00667f;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\nThe <em><span class=\"Italic\">TIMSS 2015 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Mathematics and Science<\/span><\/em> is a valuable compendium of how mathematics and science are taught around the world. Each TIMSS\u00a02015 country and benchmarking participant completed the TIMSS 2015 Curriculum Questionnaire and prepared a chapter summarizing key aspects of mathematics and science education. The chapters describe the structure of each education system, the mathematics and science curricula in the primary and lower secondary grades, and overall policies related to mathematics and science instruction (e.g., teacher education, instructional materials, and assessment). The chapters were prepared from each country\u2019s viewpoint, written primarily by experts from ministries of education, research institutes, or institutions of higher education with extensive knowledge about their country\u2019s education system. Taken together, the data from the curriculum questionnaire and the information in the chapters present a concise yet rich portrait of mathematics and science curricula and instruction around the world, and make the <span class=\"Italic\">TIMSS\u00a02015 Encyclopedia<\/span> an indispensable resource for policy and research in comparative education.<\/p>\n<p><script>jQuery(document ).ready(function($) {$(\".owl-carousel\").data('owlCarousel').prev();}); <\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The TIMSS 2015 Encyclopedia: Education Policy and Curriculum in Mathematics and Science is a valuable compendium of how mathematics and science are taught around the world. Each TIMSS\u00a02015 country and benchmarking participant completed the TIMSS 2015 Curriculum Questionnaire and prepared &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/introduction\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-6050","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6050","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6050"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6050\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7149,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6050\/revisions\/7149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6050"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}