Wednesday, July 12

MS40
TIMSS and Other K-12 Math Achievement Indicators: A Wake-Up Call?

10:30 AM-12:30 PM
Rio Mar 8

The United States participated along with 40 other nations in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), a comparative achievement test of mathematics and science at the fourth, eighth, and twelfth grade levels. The U.S. results fell somewhere between disappointing and bleak for the U.S. students beyond the fourth grade. Other indicators -- SAT, Advanced Placement, and NAEP, seem to be mixed in what they reveal about mathematics achievement. Debates rage across the country about where problems and solutions in K-12 mathematics education lie. A diverse group of experienced national leaders will address current, relevant issues.

10:30-10:50 One Teacher's View From the Trenches

Cynthia Lanius, Rice University, USA

10:55-11:15 Advanced Placement Tests - Advancing the Solution?

David Sanchez,Texas A & M University, USA

11:20-11:40 Teaching Elementary School Mathematics Using an Interactive, Inquiry Pedagogy

Lester Rubenfeld, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA

11:45-12:05 Fostering Systemic Reform in Science and Mathematics Education

Norma Davila, Puerto Rico Statewide Systemic Initiative, Puerto Rico

12:10-12:30 Mathematics Research and Mathematics Education: Will They Always be Disjoint Communities?

Richard Tapia, Organizer