Between the end of 1996 and the end of 2000 a project entitled 'Evaluation of mathematics in secondary schools' was carried out under the auspices of SICI, the Standing International Conference of Central and General Inspectorates of Education. The aim of the project was to evaluate the practices and the results of mathematics teaching in secondary schools in participating schools by means of joint inspections. The purpose of this project was to benefit inspectorates by sharing inspections techniques and gaining understanding of mathematics teaching in participating countries. Under the supposition that it is more likely that mathematics education in participating countries is more comparable in the lower than in the upper forms of secondary education the project concentrated on 12 - 16 year olds and not on the upper end of secondary education.

Contents

• Introduction and Summary
• History and Context
• Outline of the Project
• Instrumentation of the Project
• Country Reports
  • Report on the visit of inspectors from North-Rhine Westphalia to schools in Belgium-Flanders
  • Report on the visit of inspectors from Belgium-Flanders to schools in Bavaria
  • Report on the visit of inspectors from England to schools in Hessen
  • Report on the visit of inspectors from Ireland to schools in North-Rhine Westphalia
  • Report on the visit of inspectors from Hessen to schools in Ireland
  • Report on the visit of inspectors from Northern Ireland to schools in The Netherlands
  • Report on the visit of inspectors from Bavaria to schools in Northern Ireland
  • Report on the visit of inspectors from The Netherlands to schools in Portugal
• Analysis
• Conclusions
• Reflections on the Project
• Appendices:
  • Members of the project group
  • TIMSS

Download: Full Report

Dutch summary of the project