Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a series of international assessments of mathematics and science achievement, run by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). It was first administered in 1995 and has been repeated every four years since, testing students in the fourth and eighth grades, with a TIMSS Advanced track for students in their final year of secondary school taking advanced mathematics and physics. Alongside the OECD Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), TIMSS is one of the two major international comparative assessments used to track and compare student achievement in mathematics and science across education systems worldwide.
Facts
Key ProvisionAdministered by the IEA every four years since 1995 to fourth and eighth grade students worldwide, with a TIMSS Advanced track for final year secondary students studying advanced mathematics and physics. 2 Enacted / Adopted Year Classification
Policy TypeAssessment or Standards Policy 1 Education LevelUpper Secondary Education (ISCED 3) 2 Policy Status
Policy Status (category) FAQs
Can TIMSS results from different years be compared with each other?
Yes. Every cycle is reported on the scale set in 1995.
Yes. TIMSS set its achievement scale with the first assessment in 1995, so that 100 points equal one standard deviation of achievement across the countries that took part that year and the midpoint of 500 sits at their mean. All later TIMSS results have been reported on the same scale. This makes it possible to measure growth or decline in a country's achievement from one assessment to the next.
Connections
Associated With
Both are major international comparative assessments of student achievement, administered by different organizations, the IEA and the OECD.
Source Wikipedia
Sources
1. International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA): TIMSS
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)Study overview
TIMSS is an international assessment of student achievement in mathematics and science at fourth and eighth grades.
Overview of TIMSS
Conducted every four years at the fourth and eighth grades
View the Source 2. Wikipedia
Wikimedia Foundationen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trends_in_International_Mathematics_and_Science_Study, lead section
The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA)'s Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is a series of international assessments of the mathematics and science knowledge of students around the world.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trends_in_International_Mathematics_and_Science_Study, grades tested
TIMSS assesses 4th and 8th grade students, while TIMSS Advanced assesses students in the final year of secondary school in advanced mathematics and physics.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trends_in_International_Mathematics_and_Science_Study, first cycle year
This assessment was first conducted in 1995, and has been administered every four years thereafter.
Description, education-level classification
It was first administered in 1995 and has been repeated every four years since, testing students in the fourth and eighth grades, with a TIMSS Advanced track for students in their final year of secondary school taking advanced mathematics and physics.
View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.
Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.