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William Schmidt

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William Schmidt is a University Distinguished Professor at Michigan State University and the National Research Coordinator and Executive Director of the National Center which oversees U.S. participation in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). A past Chairman of the Department of Educational Psychology and former Acting Dean for Planning and Evaluation in the College of Education at Michigan State University, he was also head of the Office of Policy Studies and Program Assessment for the National Science Foundation. 

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

William H. Schmidt, Curtis C. McKnight, Richard T. Houang, HsingChi Wang, David E. Wiley, Leland S. Cogan, Richard G. Wolfe, Why Schools Matter: A Cross-National Comparison of Curriculum and Learning, November 2001, Jossey-Bass

Leonard J. Bianchi , Richard T. Houang , William H. Schmidt, Gilbert A. Valverde. Richard G. Wolfe, According to the Book: Using TIMSS To Investigate the Translation of Policy into Practice through the World of Textbooks, 2002, Kluwer Publishing. 

Site Contributions
04/19/07High School Mathematics Trajectories: Connecting Opportunities to Learn with Student Performance
08/22/06International Comparative Studies in Mathematics Education: Opportunities for Collaboration and Challenges for Researchers
04/02/04A Vision for Mathematics
01/01/04Splintered Vision: An Investigation of U.S. Mathematics and Science Education, Executive Summary