Based on these commonalities, the learning content of the "Changes in Environment" topic area described in the Curriculum Questionnaire and the "Ecosystems" topic area described in the TIMSS 2011 Assessment Framework are considered similar to a certain extent.
Five items were related to the third objective, whose learning content aligned with the Curriculum Questionnaire's "Changes in Environments" topic.
As discussed above, we can relate learning content in the "Human Health" and "Changes in Environments" topic areas described by the Curriculum Questionnaire to student performance by way of the percent correct statistics for items under the TIMSS 2011 Assessment Framework.
Key words and phrases shared by the learning content of the Curriculum Questionnaire's "Changes in Environments" topic area and described in the TIMSS 2011 Assessment Framework's "Ecosystems" topic area include "effects of human activity/human behavior can have positive or negative effects," and "pollution and its prevention/preventing".
These attained curriculum results, along with the results from the intended curriculum level, show that with respect to learning content concerning the "Changes in Environments" topic area, which receives less coverage in the national science curriculum, Japanese fourth graders do not always perform above the international averages.
Currently, there are many periodicals that are published by different scientific organizations or associations on specific environment related topics like environmentalism, green management, green technology, etc.
The past decade has witnessed an explosive growth of social media, creating a competitive environment where topics compete for the attention of users [1, 2].
The implications of increased concentration of CO2 for climate and health of the global environment are topics of intense scientific, social and political concern.
Overall, 101 providers responded to a 24-item questionnaire on the work environment, covering topics of drugs, supplies, and equipment; training, feedback, and supervision; compensation; staffing; safety; fulfilment; and HIV services quality.
Notwithstanding this environment, the topic of CSR reporting in Sri Lanka has received relatively little research attention compared to other parts of the world (see Belal and Momin 2009, for a review).
