The same material on the TIMSS cd-rom is available on VHS video. It is Examples from the Eighth-Grade Mathematics Lessons in the U.S., Japan, and Germany.
This 72-minute video which can be obtained for free from National Center for Education Statistics, 555 New Jersey Ave., Suite #402A, NW, Washington, DC 20208; telephone: (202)219-1333; fax: (202)219-1736; e-mail: TIMSS@ed.gov
International Exam Information
The AFT book What Students Abroad Are Expected To Know About Mathematics: Exams from France, Germany and Japan with a comparative look at the United States is available. It containts the 1993 Brevet de College Exam in Mathematics, and the 1992 Baccalaure'at Exam in Mathematics from France. For Germany, the Realschule Exam is given. One of the Abitur exams is also printed. From Japan, the high school entrance exam for Tokyo is printed, as is an entrance exam for Tokyo Univ. For the US, there are selected problems from the SAT I: Reasoning Test, the SAT II Mathematics Level IIC test, and some problems from the BC Advanced Placement Calculus exam.
The cost of this book is $10, and is available from World Class Standards Series, AFT Order Department, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001
Send a check made out to American Federation of Teachers. The cost includes postage and handling.
Japanese Math Texts
The American Math. Society is publishing translations of the Japanese high school mathematics courses:
Algebra and Geometry: Japanese Grade 11 (ISBN 0-8218-0581-9)
Basic Analysis: Japanese Grade 11 (ISBN 0-8218-0580-0)
Mathematics 1: Japanese Grade 10 (ISBN 0-8218-0583-5)
Mathematics 2: Japanese Grade 11 (ISBN 0-8218-0582-7)
Some other grade levels are available from UCSMP.