A statistical analysis of the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science and its relationship to the attained curriculum

Abstract This study statistically investigates the characteristics of the intended curriculum for Japanese primary science, focusing on the learning content. The study used the TIMSS 2011 Grade 4 Curriculum Questionnaire data as a major source for the learning content prescribed at the national leve...

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Main Authors: Kenji Matsubara, Yasuhito Hagiwara, Yuji Saruta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-08-01
Series:Large-scale Assessments in Education
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40536-016-0028-0