Highlights From TIMSS 2011

<p>The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011 is the fifth administration of this international comparative study since 1995 when first administered. TIMSS is used to compare over time the mathematics and science knowledge and skills of fourth- and eighth-graders. TIMSS is designed to align broadly with mathematics and science curricula in the participating countries. The results therefore suggest the degree to which students have learned mathematics and science concepts and skills likely to have been taught in school. In 2011 there were 54 countries and 20 other educational systems that participated in TIMSS at the fourth- or eighth-grade level or both.<br><br> The focus of the report is on the performance of U.S. students relative to their peers in other countries in 2011 and on changes in mathematics and science achievement since 2007 and 1995. For a number of participating countries and education systems changes in achievement can be documented over the last 16 years from 1995 to 2011. This report also describes achievement within the United States by sex race/ethnicity and enrollment in public schools with different levels of poverty. In addition it describes achievement in nine states that participated in TIMSS both as part of the U.S. national sample of public and private schools as well as individually with state-level samples of public schools.<br><br> In addition to numerical scale results TIMSS also includes international benchmarks. The TIMSS international benchmarks provide a way to interpret the scale scores by describing the types of knowledge and skills students demonstrate at different levels along the TIMSS scale.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>