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TIMSS 2007
TABLE OF CONTENTS, INTRODUCTION
Table of contents
Introduction
C2What Is TIMSS?
Which Countries Participated in TIMSS 2007?
Assessment Design
Mathematics
Overview
Mathematics Content Domains
Mathematics Cognitive Domains
Results and Trends
Results and Differences
How Has Mathematics Achievement changed since 1995, 1999 and 2003?
Trends across Grades: Fourth to Eighth Grade Cohort Analysis
Achievements in Content and Cognitive Domains
Gender Differences in Mathematics Achievement
Mathematics Achievement Scale, TIMSS 2007 International Benchmarks and Percentage of Students Reaching TIMSS 2007 International Benchmarks
International Benchmarks of Mathematics Achievement
Percentage of Students Reaching the TIMSS 2007 International Benchmarks of Mathematics Achievement
Trends across the Four Benchmarks
Exhibits, Tables
Example Mathematics Items
Science
Overview
Science Content Domains
Science Cognitive Domains
Results and Trends
Results and Differences
How Has Science Achievement changed since 1995, 1999 and 2003?
Trends across Grades: Fourth to Eighth Grade Cohort Analysis
Achievements in Content and Cognitive Domains
Science Achievement Scale, TIMSS 2007 International Benchmarks and Percentage of Students Reaching Each International Benchmark
International Benchmarks of Science Achievement
Percentage of Students Reaching Each International Benchmark of Science Achievement
Trends across the Four Benchmarks
Exhibits, Tables
Example Science Items
Factors Influencing Students' Achievement
Home Background
The educational level of parents
Computer and Internet connection in the Home
Exhibits, Tables
School Context
Percentages of Students Coming From Economically Disadvantaged Homes
School Climate
Exhibits, Tables
Teachers
Teachers' Gender, Age
Exhibits, Tables
Students' Attitude and Self-Confidence
Students' Attitude towards Mathematics and Science
Index of Students' Self-Confidence and Students' Achievement
Exhibits, Tables
Instructions and Learning Activities
Instructional Time
Textbook Use
Learning Activities
Scientific Inquiry
Computer Use
Homework
Exhibits, Tables
Summary
Appendices
TIMSS 2007 Assessment Frameworks
Mathematics
Science
List of Tables and Exhibits
Introduction
TIMSS 2007 Summary Report contains the most important national and
international results of the survey. It also provides the assessment
frameworks which serve as the theoretical basis of the assessment. Trends
data on students' achievement of the participating countries as well as
background factors influencing students' achievement are also included in
the report. It attempts to identify and compare national mathematics and
science instructional practices, contexts and conditions. The report
includes the TIMSS 2007 International Benchmarks of Mathematics and Science
achievement representing the range of performance shown by the
participating students. In addition, the report contains some test sample
items released for public use and provides some data on them.
About TIMSS
TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) is a series
of international assessments measuring trends in mathematics and science
achievement at the end of the fourth and eighth grades in a number of
countries from all over the world. The goal is to provide comparative data
about educational achievements across countries to improve teaching and
learning of mathematics and science. In addition to providing data on
trends, TIMSS also monitors curriculum coverage and implementation and
search for the most successful and effective instructional practices of the
actual time.
TIMSS is a project of the IEA. The IEA (International Association for the
Evaluation of Educational Achievement) is an independent international
organization of national research institutions and government agencies that
has been conducting research studies of cross-national achievement since
1959. TIMSS & PIRLS Study Center at Boston College is responsible for the
technical implementation and the international coordination of the
assessment.
In the 2007 assessment cycle around 425,000 students from 59 countries
participated in the assessment. There were four assessment cycles before
(in 1995, 1999, 2003, and 2007) and the fifth cycle, in 2011 is underway.