IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/sae/evarev/v25y2001i4p391-439.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Benchmarking to the World's Best in Mathematics

Author

Listed:
  • Richard P. Phelps

    (Westat)

Abstract

This article describes the education quality control systems (for mathematics) used by those countries that performed best on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Enforced quality control measures are defined as “decision points†—where adherence to the curriculum and instruction system can be reinforced. Most decision points involve stakes for the student, teacher, or school. They involve potential consequences for failure to adhere to the system and to follow the program at a reasonable pace. Generally, countries with more decision points perform better on the TIMSS. When the number of decision points and TIMSS test scores are adjusted for country wealth, the relationship between the degree of (enforced) quality control and student achievement appears to be positive and exponential. Conclusion: The more (enforced) quality control measures employed in an education system, the greater is students' academic achievement.

Suggested Citation

  • Richard P. Phelps, 2001. "Benchmarking to the World's Best in Mathematics," Evaluation Review, , vol. 25(4), pages 391-439, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:25:y:2001:i:4:p:391-439
    DOI: 10.1177/0193841X0102500401
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0193841X0102500401
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1177/0193841X0102500401?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    Citations

    Citations are extracted by the CitEc Project, subscribe to its RSS feed for this item.
    as


    Cited by:

    1. Richard P. Phelps, 2011. "The Effect of Testing on Achievement: Meta-Analyses and Research Summary, 1910–2010. Source List, Effect Sizes, and References for Quantitative Studies," Nonpartisan Education Review, Nonpartisan Education Review, vol. 7(2), pages 1-25.
    2. Richard P. Phelps, 2011. "The Effect of Testing on Achievement: Meta-Analyses and Research Summary, 1910–2010. Source List, Outcomes, and References for Qualitative Studies," Nonpartisan Education Review, Nonpartisan Education Review, vol. 7(4), pages 1-30.

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:sae:evarev:v:25:y:2001:i:4:p:391-439. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: SAGE Publications (email available below). General contact details of provider: .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.