International comparisons of mathematics classrooms and curricula: the validity-comparability compromise Clarke, David, Wang, Lidong, Xu, Lihua, Aizikovitsh-Udi, Einav and Cao, Yiming 2012, International comparisons of mathematics classrooms and curricula: the validity-comparability compromise, in PME 36 : Opportunities to Learn in Mathematics Education : Proceedings of the 36th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2012, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, pp. 171-178. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads xu-internationalcomparisons-2012.pdf Published version application/pdf 211.46KB 552 Title International comparisons of mathematics classrooms and curricula: the validity-comparability compromise Author(s) Clarke, David Wang, Lidong Xu, Lihua orcid.org/0000-0003-3292-1296 Aizikovitsh-Udi, Einav Cao, Yiming Conference name International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Conference (36th : 2012 : Taipei, Taiwan) Conference location Taipei, Taiwan Conference dates 18-22 Jul. 2012 Title of proceedings PME 36 : Opportunities to Learn in Mathematics Education : Proceedings of the 36th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education 2012 Editor(s) Tso, Tai-Yih Publication date 2012 Conference series Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education Start page 171 End page 178 Total pages 8 Publisher National Taiwan Normal University Place of publication Taipei, Taiwan Summary The pursuit of commensurability in international comparative research by imposing general classificatory frameworks can misrepresent valued performances, school knowledge and classroom practice as these are actually conceived by each community and sacrifice validity in the interest of comparability. The “validity-comparability compromise” is proposed as a theoretical concern with significant implications for international cross-cultural research. We draw on current international research to illustrate a variety of aspects of the issue and its consequences for the manner in which international research is conducted and its results interpreted. The effects extend to data generation and analysis and constitute essential contingencies on the interpretation and application of international comparative research. ISSN 0771-100X Language eng Field of Research 130208 Mathematics and Numeracy Curriculum and Pedagogy Socio Economic Objective 930301 Assessment and Evaluation of Curriculum HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed Copyright notice ©2012, National Taiwan Normal University Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30062266 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Education Open Access Collection   Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Mon, 31 Mar 2014, 13:21:20 EST Tue, 01 Apr 2014, 12:53:44 EST Wed, 02 Apr 2014, 07:42:22 EST Thu, 03 Apr 2014, 13:15:36 EST Thu, 03 Apr 2014, 13:23:12 EST Thu, 03 Apr 2014, 13:40:26 EST Thu, 03 Apr 2014, 13:41:16 EST Thu, 03 Apr 2014, 14:51:47 EST Thu, 03 Apr 2014, 14:52:52 EST Tue, 08 Apr 2014, 12:06:04 EST Thu, 15 May 2014, 09:31:23 EST Fri, 01 Aug 2014, 14:33:51 EST Fri, 01 Aug 2014, 15:00:25 EST Tue, 05 Aug 2014, 10:23:32 EST Wed, 17 Sep 2014, 20:33:06 EST Thu, 12 Feb 2015, 09:43:41 EST Mon, 18 Jul 2016, 15:30:15 EST Mon, 13 Mar 2017, 10:58:56 EST Wed, 06 Dec 2017, 10:40:11 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 17:43:17 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 0 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 668 Abstract Views, 552 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Mon, 31 Mar 2014, 13:20:55 EST by Kylie Koulkoudinas