ED 325 360 AUTHOR TITLE INSTITUTION SPONS AGENCY PUB DATE CONTRACT NOTE PUB TYPE EDRS PRICE DESCRIPTORS IDENTIFI&RS ABSTRACT SE 051 696 Westbury, Ian; Travers, Kenneth Second International Mathematics Study. Illinois Univ., Urbana. Coll. of Education. National Science Foundation, Washington, D.C. 90 SPA-87-51425 315p. Reports - Descriptive (141) MF01/PC13 Plus Postage. *College Mathematics; *Comparative Education; Databases; Data Interpretation; Developing Nations; *Elementary School Mathematics; Elementary Secon0.7.IF Education; Higher Education; International Cooperation; *International Studies; *Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Curriculum; Mathematics Education; Psychometrics; *Secondary School Mathematics; Sex Differences International Assn Evaluation Educ Achievement; *Second International Mathematics Study The papers collected in this volume are intended both to present a summary 'history' and description of the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) Second International Mathematics Study (SIMS) and to illustrate a variety of approaches to the analysis of the data that emerged from SINS. The papers are intended to encourage others to explore the SIMS database for both national and comparative studies on the teaching and learning of mathematics. Included are: (1) an overview of the IEA study; (2) a list and review of doctoral theses using SIMS data; (3) a summary report of content in college algebra; (4) a gender difference report; (5) a model of school effectiveness in a developing country; (6) a paper n psychometrics; (7) non-cognitive data; and (8) a report on state :ontrol of the curriculum. Appended are a technical report on college algebra and a list of the national and international reports on SIMS. (KR) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***** *******.