In November 2006,  The Brookings Institution hosted IEA's International Research Conference. Scholars, educators, and policymakers from around the world convened to present research using international testing data. The objective was to produce new knowledge on topics in curriculum, instruction, and policy. The outcome of the conference is  Lessons Learned: What International Assessments Tell Us about Math Achievement, a collection of papers presented at the conference.

Selected Papers with Presentations and Discussant Comments

TIMSS in Perspective: Lessons Learned from IEA's Four Decades of International Mathematics Assessment
Ina V.S. Mullis and Michael O. Martin, Boston College
Paper | Presentation 
Comments by Judith Torney-Purta, University of Maryland

Understanding Causal Influences on Educational Achievement through Analysis of Within-Country Differences over Time
Jan-Eric Gustafsson, Gothenburg University
Paper | Presentation
Comments by Russell Gersten, University of Oregon

What Can TIMSS Surveys Tell Us about 1990's Mathematics Reforms in the United States?
Laura S. Hamilton, and José Felipe Martinez, RAND Corporation
Paper | Presentation
Comments by Daniel B. Berch

School Size and Student Achievement in TIMSS 2003
Gabriela Schütz, University of Munich
Paper | Presentation
Comments by Jens Ludwig, Georgetown University

U.S. Algebra Teaching and Learning Viewed Internationally
Jeremy Kilpatrick, University of Georgia, Vilma Mesa, University of Michigan, and Finbarr Sloane, Arizona State University
Paper | Presentation
Comments by Gerald K. LeTendre, The Pennsylvania State University

Examining Educational Technology and Achievement through Latent Variable Modeling
Elena C. Papanastasiou, Intercollege-Cyprus
Paper | Presentation
Comments by Kenneth R. Koedinger, Carnegie Mellon University

A Mile Wide and Inch Deep: A Symptom or a Root Cause of the Lack of Focus in the Mathematics Curriculum
William H. Schmidt, Michigan State University
Paper | Presentation
Comments by David Baker, Penn State University

Comparisons Between PISA and TIMSS: Are We the Man with Two Watches?
Dougal Hutchison amd Ian Schagen, National Foundation for Educational Research
Paper | Presentation

This material is based upon work supported by the The Herman and George R. Brown Chair and the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0608013. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.