Student Assessment
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Archived - Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
TIMSS 1999 was the second assessment in the series of studies
by the International Association
for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) to
measure trends in students' mathematics and science achievement.
TIMSS 1999 was conducted by the International Study Center
at Boston College and included
38 countries. It measured the mathematics and science
achievement of eighth-grade students (ages 13 and 14 years)
and collected extensive information from students, teachers,
and school principals about mathematics and science curricula,
instruction, home contexts, and school characteristics and
policies.
Of the 38 participating countries, 26 also participated
in the 1995 TIMSS
assessment, which enabled these countries to measure trends
in their children's mathematics and science achievement and
in schools and home contexts for learning. The next TIMSS
assessment will be conducted in 2003.
State of Illinois: A
Profile of Mathematics and Science Education Based on the
1999 TIMSS-R Benchmark.
