Critical analysis of the Romanian Mathematics and Sciences school curricula based on the Romanian pupils’ results on international testing
Part of : Review of science, mathematics and ICT education ; Vol.3, No.2, 2009, pages 31-48
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Romania occupied a back position in the international tests on Mathematics andSciences. Teachers stress out that one possible cause of this situation could be findingon the Mathematics and Sciences curricula. This paper presents the results ofthe comparisons of the Romanian curricula with the curricula promoted by theinternational testing (PISA 2000, 2003 and 2006, and TIMSS 1995, 1999, 2003,2007) and the curricula of the countries occupied the first places in these tests. Thecomparisons underline those curricula approaches, which insure success on thesetests and realize the reasons of the lack of success of the Romanian pupils. Theseresults will be presented to the curriculum makers, universities and schools, toidentify the specific and transferable competencies of the pupils with success in theabove-mentioned disciplines.
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science education, mathematics education, international testing, school curricula, Enseignement des sciences, enseignement des mathématiques, épreuves internationales, curricula scolaires
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