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Using Technology»Policy, Planning & Standards
    • Challenge of eLearning on K-12 in Taiwan, TheThe paper summarizes the current reform status in K-12 schools in Taiwan. Two of the most significant projects that are associated with eLearning are introduced in the context of educational reform efforts discussing their pros and cons. The focus of the paper is on elaborating the challenges ahead in eLearning in the field of K-12 schools. The challenges consist of pedagogy shift, design of eLearning environments, production of eLearning content, evaluation issues, and roles changes in teachers, students, and parents respectively. Get More Detail

Using Technology»The Digital Divide
    • Chinese Taipei: Information Technology Use in EducationThis English-language document, written as a promising practice for the 2004 Summit on Education Reform in the APEC Region, describes Chinese Taipei's recent experiences with e-learning. The document focuses on efforts to support teachers’ professional ability and promoting e-learning activities for aboriginal people and in rural areas. Get More Detail

Using Technology»Research, Evaluation & Statistics
    • Using ICT to Prepare Learners for the 21st Century: The Perspectives of Eastern APEC EconomiesThis draft article was written by a researcher from China's Tsinghua University, Dr. Jianwei Zhang, for the APEC Summit on Education Reform. The paper depicts an overview of the development of ICT in schools in Eastern APEC economies. This includes planning and management, hardware infrastructures, resources and services, staff development, and the practices of educationally using ICT. The cultural impacts and directions for the future development are also discussed focusing on the widespread uses and integrations of ICT in education that can enhance sustainable innovations. Get More Detail

Using Technology»Practice»Instructional Materials
    • Data from TIMSS on Teachers and InstructionThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to mathematic teachers and instruction. They are taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College (in English). Get More Detail

Using Technology»Practice»Teacher Training
    • Chinese Taipei: Information Technology Use in EducationThis English-language document, written as a promising practice for the 2004 Summit on Education Reform in the APEC Region, describes Chinese Taipei's recent experiences with e-learning. The document focuses on efforts to support teachers’ professional ability and promoting e-learning activities for aboriginal people and in rural areas. Get More Detail

Improving Teaching»Teacher Preparation and Training»Practice
    • Data from TIMSS on Teachers and InstructionThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to mathematic teachers and instruction. They are taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College (in English). Get More Detail

Improving Teaching»Teacher Preparation and Training»Research, Evaluation & Statistics
    • Data from TIMSS on Teachers and InstructionThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to mathematic teachers and instruction. They are taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College (in English). Get More Detail
    • Data on Science Teachers and InstructionThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to science teachers and instruction. They are taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College. Get More Detail
    • A Chart Book on Math and ScienceReview of TIMSS data related to achievement, instruction, teacher characteristics, and student achievement for grades four and eight. Get More Detail

Governance»Governance - Reforming Management»Practice
    • Chinese Taipei: Cooperation between central and local government to promote lifelong learningThis English-language paper, written as a promising practice for the 2004 Summit on Education Reform in the APEC Region, describes activities in Chinese Taipei to promote adult basic education. The paper argues that by effectively cooperating, the central and local governments have reduced the illiteracy rate from 7.11% in 1989 to 3.97% in 2002. Get More Detail

Governance»Governance - Reforming Management»Research & Evaluation
    • Educational Centralization and Decentralization in East AsiaThis draft research paper was prepared by a researcher from Hong Kong, Dr. Frederick Leung, in preparation for the APEC Summit on Education Reform. Given that many East Asian economies are introducing some form of educational decentralization, the paper discusses such questions as the motives behind the decentralization measures in the East, the success of these measures, and what can be learned from experimenting with decentralization. Get More Detail

Math & Science»Math»Improving Teaching»General Resources
    • A Chart Book on Math and ScienceReview of TIMSS data related to achievement, instruction, teacher characteristics, and student achievement for grades four and eight. Get More Detail
    • What the United States Can Learn From Singapore’s World-Class Mathematics SystemThis exploratory study compares key features of the Singapore and U.S. mathematics systems in the primary grades, when students need to build a strong mathematics foundation. It identifies major differences between the mathematics frameworks, textbooks, assessments, and teachers in Singapore and the United States. It also presents initial results from four pilot sites that introduced the Singapore mathematics textbook in place of their regular textbooks. Get More Detail

Math & Science»Math»Improving Teaching»Policy, Plans & Standards
    • Chinese Taipei: Promising Practices in Mathematics and Science InstructionThis paper from Chinese Taipei was developed out of the 2004 Summit on Education Reform in the APEC Region. The paper describes practices in Mathematics and Science Instruction the author credits with helping Taiwanese students achieve an excellent standing in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and perform very well in the International Science Olympiads. The success, the authors argues, is hinged upon the professional quality of teachers and the students’ learning activities associated with the curriculum. Get More Detail

Math & Science»Math»Improving Teaching»Research, Evaluation & Statistics
    • Data from TIMSS on Teachers and InstructionThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to mathematic teachers and instruction. They are taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College (in English). Get More Detail
    • Data from TIMSS: Achievement in MathematicsThis U.S. document is an excel spreadsheet that presents student mathematic achievement data excerpts from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College. Get More Detail
    • Data from TIMSS on Student Backgrounds and Attitudes Toward MathematicsThis U.S. document is an excel spreadsheet that presents data on student backgrounds and attitudes towards mathematics taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College (in English). Get More Detail
    • Data from TIMSS on Mathematics CurriculumThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to mathematics curriculum and is taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College (in English). Get More Detail
    • A Chart Book on Math and ScienceReview of TIMSS data related to achievement, instruction, teacher characteristics, and student achievement for grades four and eight. Get More Detail
    • Coherent Curriculum: The Case of Mathematics, AA new analysis, based on TIMMS, showing that the mathematics curricula used in the highest achieving countries are very similar--and very coherent. A visual comparison shows where the U.S. comes up short. Get More Detail
    • Data from TIMSS on School Contexts for Mathematic Learning and InstructionThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to school contexts for mathematic learning and instruction. They are taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College (in English). Get More Detail
    • TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking--Executive SummaryThis U.S. document gives an overview of the results for the Benchmarking Study in Mathematics that compared achievement across countries, as well as across states and school districts in the United States. The report presents major findings of the study and shows the extreme variation in mathematics achievement among school districts (in English). Get More Detail

Foreign Language»Foreign Language Learning»Policy, Plans & Standards
    • Chinese Taipei: Promising Practices in English and Other Foreign Language TeachingThis English-language document, written for the 2004 Summit on Education Reform in the APEC Region, describes Chinese Taipei's recent efforts to promote language instruction. The paper describes the development of a task force and efforts to enforce education policy promoting and testing English language learning as well as several efforts to support teachers of English. Get More Detail

Foreign Language»Foreign Language Learning»Implementation»Teacher Training
    • Chinese Taipei: Promising Practices in English and Other Foreign Language TeachingThis English-language document, written for the 2004 Summit on Education Reform in the APEC Region, describes Chinese Taipei's recent efforts to promote language instruction. The paper describes the development of a task force and efforts to enforce education policy promoting and testing English language learning as well as several efforts to support teachers of English. Get More Detail

Foreign Language»Foreign Language Learning»Implementation»Assessment
    • Chinese Taipei's General English Proficiency Test (GEPT)This English-language website provides information about Chinese Taipei's assessment of English language proficiency. At the start of 1999, to promote the idea of life-long learning and to further encourage the study of English, the Ministry of Education commissioned the Language Training & Testing Center (LTTC) to develop a fair and reliable English test for students of English at all levels of proficiency. The site provides access to information about each level of examination and links to Chinese language research reports on the testing. Get More Detail

Math & Science»Science»Science»Policy, Plans & Standards
    • Chinese Taipei: Promising Practices in Mathematics and Science InstructionThis paper from Chinese Taipei was developed out of the 2004 Summit on Education Reform in the APEC Region. The paper describes practices in Mathematics and Science Instruction the author credits with helping Taiwanese students achieve an excellent standing in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and perform very well in the International Science Olympiads. The success, the authors argues, is hinged upon the professional quality of teachers and the students’ learning activities associated with the curriculum. Get More Detail

Math & Science»Science»Science»Research, Evaluation & Statistics
    • Data on Science Teachers and InstructionThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to science teachers and instruction. They are taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College. Get More Detail
    • Data from TIMSS on School Contexts for Science Learning and InstructionThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to school contexts for science learning and instruction. They are taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College (in English). Get More Detail
    • Data from TIMSS on Science AchievementThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to science achievement and is taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College. Get More Detail
    • Data on Student Backgrounds and Attitudes Toward ScienceThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to student backgrounds and attitudes toward science and is taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College. Get More Detail
    • Data from TIMSS on Science CurriculumThis U.S. document is a compilation of excerpts, presented in a spreadsheet, that relate to science curriculum and is taken from the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study prepared by Boston College. Get More Detail

Math & Science»Instruction
    • A Chart Book on Math and ScienceReview of TIMSS data related to achievement, instruction, teacher characteristics, and student achievement for grades four and eight. Get More Detail
    • What the United States Can Learn From Singapore’s World-Class Mathematics SystemThis exploratory study compares key features of the Singapore and U.S. mathematics systems in the primary grades, when students need to build a strong mathematics foundation. It identifies major differences between the mathematics frameworks, textbooks, assessments, and teachers in Singapore and the United States. It also presents initial results from four pilot sites that introduced the Singapore mathematics textbook in place of their regular textbooks. Get More Detail

Math & Science»Professional Development
    • What the United States Can Learn From Singapore’s World-Class Mathematics SystemThis exploratory study compares key features of the Singapore and U.S. mathematics systems in the primary grades, when students need to build a strong mathematics foundation. It identifies major differences between the mathematics frameworks, textbooks, assessments, and teachers in Singapore and the United States. It also presents initial results from four pilot sites that introduced the Singapore mathematics textbook in place of their regular textbooks. Get More Detail

Math & Science»Assessment
    • A Chart Book on Math and ScienceReview of TIMSS data related to achievement, instruction, teacher characteristics, and student achievement for grades four and eight. Get More Detail

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Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei is located in Asia, its education system offers compulsory education from grades 1 through 9 with 2 years of pre-school and 3 years of secondary education available. For more information regarding the education system of the Chinese Taipei, including enrollment data, principles and general objectives, current priorities, and laws, please see the
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