Examining the examinations : an international comparison of science and mathematics examinations for college-bound students

목차 (Table of Contents)

• CONTENTS
• List of Figures = ⅹ
• List of Tables = xi
• Contributors = xiii
• Preface = xvii
• Acknowledgements = xxi
• 1. Study Background / Edward Britton = 1
• Study Overview = 1
• Selection of Examinations = 1
• Connections to TIMSS = 4
• Approach to Comparing Examinations = 6
• Approach to Comparing Examination Systems = 9
• Overview of Examination Systems = 11
• Part One : Looking Inside the Examinations
• Commentary / Paul Black = 19
• 2. Comparing Examinations Across Subjects and Countries / Edward Britton ; John Dossey ; Dwaine Eubanks ; Lucy Eubanks ; Kjell Gisselberg ; Simon Hawkins ; Senta Raien ; Pinchas Tamir = 23
• Highlights = 24
• Structure of Examinations = 26
• Item Characteristics = 33
• Examination Topics = 41
• Performance Expectations = 46
• Difficulty = 49
• Curricular Implications = 51
• Summary = 53
• 3. Biology Examinations / Pinchas Tamir = 55
• Overview of Examinations = 55
• General Structure = 59
• Item Characteristics = 61
• Examination Topics = 71
• Performance Expectations = 81
• Summary = 84
• 4. Chemistry Examinations / Dwaine Eubanks ; Lucy Eubanks = 87
• Overview of Examinations = 87
• General Structure = 90
• Item Characteristics = 92
• Examination Topics = 97
• Performance Expectations = 114
• Summary = 118
• 5. Physics Examinations / Kjell Gisselberg = 121
• Overview of Examinations = 121
• General Structure = 125
• Item Characteristics = 127
• Examination Topics = 135
• Performance Expectations = 157
• Summary = 161
• 6. Mathematics Examinations / John Dossey = 165
• Overview of Examinations = 165
• General Structure = 169
• Item Characteristics = 170
• Examination Topics = 179
• Performance Expectations = 192
• Summary = 193
• Part Two : Understanding the Examination Systems
• Commentary / John Schwille = 199
• 7. Comparing Examination Systems / Edward Britton ; Simon Hawkins ; Matthew Gandal = 201
• Highlights = 201
• Examination Purposes = 203
• Numbers of Examinees and Pass Rates .. = 204
• Multiple Examinations Within Countries , = 206
• Formal Differentiation Between Academic and Nonacademic Students = 207
• Programs of Study Leading to Examinations = 209
• Creation and Scoring of Examinations = 212
• System and Student Costs = 213
• Relevance of Examination Systems to Comparing Examination Difficulty = 214
• 8. Examination Systems in Seven Countries / Simon Hawkins ; Matthew Gandal ; Edward Britton = 219
• England and Wales = 219
• France = 224
• Germany = 229
• Israel = 233
• Japan = 236
• Sweden = 242
• United States = 245
• Appendix A : Augmented TIMSS Curriculum Frameworks, Topics = 251
• Appendix B : Technical Notes = 267
• References = 271
• Index of Sample Examination Questions = 277