The U.S. National Research Council's Board on International Comparative Studies in Education (BICSE) produced this report from 1998 to 2002. It synthesizes commissioned papers and public events on topics like the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and teacher quality. The work was funded by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the effects of international assessments like TIMSS based on commissioned papers
- Studying the use of video technology in education research as discussed in the report
- Evaluating international perspectives on teacher quality from synthesized research
- Reviewing methodological advances in cross-national surveys of education achievement
Strengths
- Commissioned by the National Research Council, a prestigious scientific institution
- Sponsored by major U.S. federal agencies (NSF and NCES)
- Builds on BICSE's activities since 1988, suggesting a long-term research foundation
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified
Provenance
- Source
- The National Academy of Sciences; The Center for Education
- Collection Method
- Commissioned papers and public events sponsored by BICSE
- Time Range
- 1998-2002
- Geography
- International comparative focus