Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 1995

International, 1994 - 1995
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study

TIMSS International Study Center

Data file: TIMSS 1995 - Population 2 - Student Written Assessment - All Countries v1

Cases:	0
Variables:	334

Variables

BSMSG10

BSMS/WHAT LEFT IF TOOK ALL ATOMS (C)

BSMSG11

BSMS/NAME OF ROCK UNDER WATER (C)

BSMSG12

BSMS/WHICH - NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE (D)

BSMSH01

BSMS/WHICH NOT A FUNCTION OF BLOOD (A)

BSMSH02

BSMS/WHAT ARE VITAMINS (D)

BSMSH03

BSMS/WHAT'S THE BEST EXPLANATION (A)

BSMSH04

BSMS/LAYER CONTAIN MOST ORGANIC (A)

BSMSH05

BSMS/WHERE CAME ENERGY IN FOOD FROM (B)

BSMSH06

BSMS/REACTION OF BURNING WOOD WILL (A)

BSMMH07

BSMM/HOW MANY PUPILS TRAVEL >10 MIN (C)

BSMMH08

BSMM/WHICH SHOWS 2/3 SHADE OF SQUARE (E)

BSMMH09

BSMM/WHICH SUM CLOSEST TO 691+208 (B)

BSMMH10

BSMM/EQUATION EXPRESS RELATIONSHIP (D)

BSMMH11

BSMM/HOW MANY DEFECTIVE BULBS (C)

BSMMH12

BSMM/WHICH REPRESENTS TOTAL NUMBER (B)

BSMMI01

BSMM/WHAT DOES N STAND FOR (B)

BSMMI02

BSMM/HOW MANY PEOPLE IN 1ST GROUP (C)

BSMMI03

BSMM/# 750ML BOTTLES FROM 600L WATER (C)

BSSMI04

BSSM/NUMBER SEQUENCE (52)

BSMMI05

BSMM/HOW LONGER WINNING - 2ND THROW (B)

BSSMI06

BSSM/FRACTION LARGER THAN 2/7 (*)

BSMMI07

BSMM/WHEN ESTIMATE BETTER (A)

BSMMI08

BSMM/WHICH POINT ALSO ON LINE (C)

BSMMI09

BSMM/WHICH COLOR MOST LIKELY (A)

BSMSI10

BSMS/WHY EAT FRUITS & VEGETABLES (C)

BSMSI11

BSMS/WHAT FEATURES HAVE ALL INSECTS (C)

BSMSI12

BSMS/WHICH 3 TRAITS SHOULD HE COMPARE(D)

BSMSI13

BSMS/WHICH THERMOMETER BEST FOR BODY (A)

BSMSI14

BSMS/REPRESENTS WHAT SIMPLE MACHINE (D)

BSMSI15

BSMS/WHAT IS THE STATEMENT (A)

BSMSI16

BSMS/WHICH SPOON FEEL HOTTEST (A)

BSMSI17

BSMS/ENERGY FOR EARTH'S WATER CYCLE (B)

BSSSI18

BSSS/JUANITA'S EXPERIMENT (*)

BSMSI19

BSMS/STATEMENT CONSISTENT WITH DATA (A)

BSMSJ01

BSMS/WHICH DESCRIBE EARTH'S SURFACE (C)

BSMSJ02

BSMS/WHICH SPECIES SHORTEST ON EARTH (A)

BSSSJ03

BSSS/MOLECULES, ATOMS, AND CELLS (*)

BSMSJ04

BSMS/WHICH-EXAMPLE CHEMICAL CHANGE (C)

BSMSJ05

BSMS/WHICH RADIATION CAUSES SUNBURN (B)

BSMSJ06

BSMS/WHAT HAPPEN TO ATOMS AFTER (B)

BSMSJ07

BSMS/DIFFERENT WARM/COLD-BLOODED (D)

BSMSJ08

BSMS/WHICH CAUSE TO BURST INTO FLAME (B)

BSSSJ09

BSSS/TREE RINGS (*)

BSMMJ10

BSMM/WHAT AREA UNCOVERED WHITE PAPER (C)

BSMMJ11

BSMM/QUADRILATERAL = PARALLELOGRAM IF(E)

BSSMJ12

BSSM/DIVIDING FRACTIONS (6/7)

BSSMJ13

BSSM/NUMBER OF STUDENTS PER GRADE (5.5)

BSMMJ14

BSMM/DIVIDE 24.56 BY 0.004 IS (E)

BSMMJ15

BSMM/WHICH 2 TRIANGLES ARE SIMILAR (A)

BSMMJ16

BSMM/LIKELY COORDINATES OF P (A)

BSMMJ17

BSMM/HOW FAR APART ARE O AND S (C)

BSMMJ18

BSMM/WHAT IS MISSING NUMBER (B)

BSMMK01

BSMM/CIRCLE WITH SAME SHADED FRACTION(D)

BSSMK02

BSSM/CHEMIST MIXES SOLUTION (9.375)

BSMMK03

BSMM/WHICH IS TURNED FIGURE (A)

BSMMK04

BSMM/X/2 < 7 IS EQUIVALENT TO (C)

BSSMK05

BSSM/AREA OF A RECTANGLE (12)

BSMMK06

BSMM/NUMBER OF STUDENTS THIS YEAR (D)

BSMMK07

BSMM/HOW MANY BLUE PENS IN DRAWER (C)

BSMMK08

BSMM/WHAT IS THE VALUE OF X (B)

BSMMK09

BSMM/3/4 + 8/3 + 11/8 = (D)

BSSSK10

BSSS/HOW AIR EXISTS (*)

BSMSK11

BSMS/CHOOSE RIGHT ANSWER (A)

BSMSK12

BSMS/WOULD THIS REDUCE POPULATION (C)

BSMSK13

BSMS/WHICH BULB WILL LIGHT (B)

BSMSK14

BSMS/WHICH LOST MOST WATER DUE (D)

BSMSK15

BSMS/FOSSIL FUELS FORMED FROM (D)

BSMSK16

BSMS/WHICH MADE WITH HELP OF BACTERIA(A)

BSMSK17

BSMS/WHICH POSITION GRAVITY ACT (D)

BSMSK18

BSMS/MAIN FUNCTION OF CHLOROPLASTS (A)

BSSSK19

BSSS/HOW COMPUTERS HELP (*)

BSMSL01

BSMS/WHICH HAS A TURNING EFFECT (E)

BSMSL02

BSMS/WHY GREEN ALGAE AT TOP 100 M (B)

BSMSL03

BSMS/WHAT CLUE LED TO CONCLUSION (D)

BSESL04

BSES/TWO MACHINES (A)

BSMSL05

BSMS/MOST IMPORTANT FUNCTION IS (B)

BSMSL06

BSMS/WHICH EXPLAIN SNAKES/BIRDS BEST (D)

BSMSL07

BSMS/WHY IMPOSSIBLE TO COMMUNICATE (D)

BSMML08

BSMM/HOW TALL IS TREE (B)

BSMML09

BSMM/WHICH IS RIGHT NUMBER (B)

BSMML10

BSMM/WHEN HIGHEST TEMPERATURE (B)

BSMML11

BSMM/WHAT TOTAL DISTANCE AFTER 3 TIME(C)

BSMML12

BSMM/WHO HAD THE LONGEST PACE (D)

BSMML13

BSMM/WHICH SET IN SAME PATTERN (C)

BSMML14

BSMM/WHAT ARE THE VALUES OF P & Q (E)

BSMML15

BSMM/MEASURE OF REMAINING ANGLE (A)

BSSML16

BSSM/SOLVE FOR X (7)

BSMML17

BSMM/2/3 - 1/4 - 1/12 = (B)

BSMMM01

BSMM/WEIGHT SHOWN ON THE SCALE IS (D)

BSMMM02

BSMM/LINES OF SYMMETRY FOR RECTANGLE (A)

BSMMM03

BSMM/BEST CHANCE TO PICK RED MARBLE (A)

BSMMM04

BSMM/WHICH NUMBER IS LARGEST (A)

BSMMM05

BSMM/WHICH RESULT 1/2 TURN AT T (D)

BSSMM06

BSSM/GIVEN RATIO, NUMBER OF GIRLS ? (16)

BSMMM07

BSMM/MEASURE OF ANGLE BCD (D)

BSSMM08

BSSM/DECIMAL MULTIPLICATION (0.11368)

BSMMM09

BSMM/WHICH RIGHT GRAPH (B)

BSMSM10

BSMS/WHICH IS NOT A MIXTURE (D)

BSESM11

BSES/FOOD WEB (*)

BSSSM12

BSSS/USING AMMETER (40)

BSMSM13

BSMS/REACTION WHEN OIL IS BURNING (A)

BSSSM14

BSSS/PENCIL IN THE MIRROR (*)

BSMSN01

BSMS/WHICH SHOULD SHE USE (D)

BSMSN02

BSMS/MEAL GIVE MOST NUTRIENTS TO (B)

BSMSN03

BSMS/WATER & PETROL EXPERIMENT SHOW (C)

BSMSN04

BSMS/WHAT SUPPLIES DECAYING FISH (B)

BSMSN05

BSMS/PRINCIPAL CAUSES OF ACID RAIN (C)

BSMSN06

BSMS/MOST BASIC UNIT OF LIVING (A)

BSSSN07

BSSS/GLASS OVER CANDLE (*)

BSMSN08

BSMS/HOW SHOULD GIRL BALANCE (D)

BSMSN09

BSMS/FILTRATION SEPARATE MATERIAL (D)

BSSSN10

BSSS/WATERING CAN (*)

BSMMN11

BSMM/ACTUAL # OF TREES PLANTED (B)

BSMMN12

BSMM/WHERE IS POINT X LOCATED (B)

BSSMN13

BSSM/VALUE OF X (3)

BSMMN14

BSMM/LIST OF EQUIVALENT FRACTIONS (C)

BSMMN15

BSMM/WHICH ANGLE CLOSEST TO 30' (C)

BSMMN16

BSMM/HOW MANY MARBLES AT BEGINNING (A)

BSMMN17

BSMM/HOW MUCH FUEL REMAINED IN TANK (A)

BSMMN18

BSMM/PROBABILITY OF EVEN # CHIP (C)

BSSMN19

BSSM/SHADE UNITS ON GRID (15)

BSMMO01

BSMM/HOW FAST WAS CAR TRAVELLING (B)

BSMMO02

BSMM/WHAT % INCREASE IN PRICE (C)

BSMMO03

BSMM/2 ANGLES MUST ADD UP TO 180 ARE (B)

BSMMO04

BSMM/NUMBER ROUNDED TO HUNDREDTH (D)

BSMMO05

BSMM/HOW MANY FACES ARE RED (D)

BSSMO06

BSSM/TIME BAKE CAKE (8:05)

BSMMO07

BSMM/3(X+5)=30, THEN X = (B)

BSMMO08

BSMM/WHAT POINT IS CENTER OF ROTATION(B)

BSSMO09

BSSM/TIMES LUIS RUNS THROUGH COURSE (20)

BSSSO10

BSSS/MAGNETS (*)

BSMSO11

BSMS/WHICH IS A CHEMICAL CHANGE (C)

BSMSO12

BSMS/WHICH GAS GREATEST AMOUNT (A)

BSMSO13

BSMS/WHICH BALL MOVE FROM Q (C)

BSESO14

BSES/SUN AND MOON (*)

BSMSO15

BSMS/WHAT IS FORMED IF A NEUTRAL ATOM(B)

BSSSO16

BSSS/THIRST ON A HOT DAY (*)

BSSSO17

BSSS/JOSE'S INFLUENZA (*)

BSMSP01

BSMS/DISTANCE TRAVELLED BY ANT (B)

BSSSP02

BSSS/FLASHLIGHT SHINING ON WALL (NO)

BSSSP03

BSSS/LIFE ON ANOTHER PLANET (*)

BSMSP04

BSMS/WHAT WHEN ANIMAL HIBERNATES (E)

BSSSP05

BSSS/HEATING TUBE W/ BALLOON OVER IT (*)

BSSSP06

BSSS/DIGESTION IN THE MOUTH (*)

BSMSP07

BSMS/CAREFULLY MEASURE TO EXPECT (D)

BSMMP08

BSMM/RATIO OF SIDE LENGTH & PERIMETER(D)

BSMMP09

BSMM/WHAT IS THE LENGTH OF SIDE AC (C)

BSMMP10

BSMM/WHICH EQUIVALENT TO M+M+M+M (B)

BSMMP11

BSMM/WHICH CLOSEST TO PENCIL LENGTH (B)

BSMMP12

BSMM/ESTIMATE NUMBER OF CABBAGES (C)

BSMMP13

BSMM/HEART BEATS PER HOUR (C)

BSMMP14

BSMM/HOW MUCH OF THE CAKE IS LEFT (D)

BSMMP15

BSMM/WHICH EXPRESSION EQUIVALENT (B)

BSSMP16

BSSM/DECIMAL AS A FRACTION (7/25)

BSMMP17

BSMM/WHICH THERMOMETER AT 8PM MONDAY (C)

BSMMQ01

BSMM/WHAT REPRESENTS HATS OF CLARISSA(E)

BSMMQ02

BSMM/SUBTRACT: 2X/9 - X/9 = (D)

BSMMQ03

BSMM/WHICH IS LONGEST TIME (B)

BSMMQ04

BSMM/HOW TALL IS SARAH (B)

BSMMQ05

BSMM/WHICH STATEMENT TRUE OF CLASS (A)

BSMMQ06

BSMM/L OF WATER THEY USE PER YEAR (C)

BSMMQ07

BSMM/P=LW,P=12,L=3,THEN W EQUAL TO (C)

BSMMQ08

BSMM/WHICH LIST SMALLEST TO LARGEST (B)

BSMMQ09

BSMM/3/4 + (2/3 X 1/4) = (E)

BSSMQ10

BSSM/DEGREES OF ANGLE (30)

BSMSQ11

BSMS/WHY DAYLIGHT & DARKNESS OCCUR (A)

BSSSQ12

BSSS/FLASHLIGHT WITH REFLECTOR (SANDY'S)

BSMSQ13

BSMS/WHY HOT WATER LOOSEN METAL LID (D)

BSMSQ14

BSMS/HEATED IRON & SULPHUR FORM (E)

BSMSQ15

BSMS/WHICH IS NOT A CHEMICAL CHANGE (A)

BSMSQ16

BSMS/HOW LONG TAKE LIGHT FROM STAR (D)

BSSSQ17

BSSS/ADVANTAGE OF TWO EYES (*)

BSSSQ18

BSSS/MELTING ICE CUBES (300)

BSMSR01

BSMS/WHAT WOULD REFLECTION LOOK LIKE (A)

BSMSR02

BSMS/WHY DOES SHIRT LOOK BLUE (B)

BSESR03

BSES/NEW SPECIES IN AREA (*)

BSSSR04

BSSS/OZONE LAYER (*)

BSSSR05

BSSS/CO2 FIRE EXTINGUISHER (*)

BSMMR06

BSMM/2.201 - 0.753 = (A)

BSMMR07

BSMM/THICKNESS OF 1 SHEET OF PAPER (B)

BSMMR08

BSMM/HOW FAR WILL CAR TRAVEL (B)

BSMMR09

BSMM/WHICH ONE FALSE (E)

BSMMR10

BSMM/TRAPEZOID DIVIDED IN ? TRIANGLES(C)

BSMMR11

BSMM/HOW MANY STUDENTS HAVE 2 PENCILS(A)

BSMMR12

BSMM/6000 - 2369 = (C)

BSSMR13

BSSM/SPENT FRACTION OF TOTAL MONEY (80)

BSSMR14

BSSM/AMOUNT SUE PAID (450)

BSEMS01A

BSEM/CONGRUENCE + UNIT OF TRIANGLE A (*)

BSEMS01B

BSEM/CONGRUENCE + UNIT OF TRIANGLE B (*)

BSEMS02A

BSEM/AREA OF FIGURE/AREA (81)

BSEMS02B

BSEM/AREA OF FIGURE/LENGTH (9)

BSEMS02C

BSEM/AREA OF FIGURE/PERIMETER (*)

BSEMT01A

BSEM/APPLES IN BOX; SHOW WORK A (*)

BSEMT01B

BSEM/APPLES IN BOX; SHOW WORK B (*)

BSEMT02A

BSEM/PATTERN BOXES/# OF PIECES (180)

BSEMT02B

BSEM/PATTERN BOXES/BLACK SQUARES (1/3)

BSEMU01A

BSEM/ESTIMATE TIME OF SONGS, ESTMATE (*)

BSEMU01B

BSEM/ESTIMATE TIME OF SONGS, EXPLAIN (*)

BSEMU02A

BSEM/DRAW RECTANGLE, DRAW CODE (*)

BSEMU02B

BSEM/DRAW RECTANGLE, RATIO AND AREAS (*)

BSSMV01

BSSM/ROUNDED VS. ACTUAL WEIGHT (165-175)

BSEMV02

BSEM/OFFICE BUILDING, WHICH CHEAPER (A)

BSMMV03

BSMM/WHAT IS RATIO OF RED COLOR (D)

BSSMV04

BSSM/AREA OF SHOWN PARALLELOGRAM (24)

BSESW01A

BSES/RIVER ON THE PLAIN/GOOD PLACE (*)

BSESW01B

BSES/RIVER ON THE PLAIN/BAD PLACE (*)

BSESW02

BSES/RAIN FROM ANOTHER PLACE (*)

BSESX01

BSES/HEART RATE CHANGES (*)

BSESX02A

BSES/THE AQUARIUM/PLANT (*)

BSESX02B

BSES/THE AQUARIUM/LIGHT (*)

BSESY01

BSES/ENERGY IN A LAMP (*)

BSESY02

BSES/WARMING SNOWBALLS (*)

BSESZ01A

BSES/PAINTING THE BRIDGE/REASON (*)

BSESZ01B

BSES/PAINTING THE BRIDGE/FOUR YEARS 1ST

BSESZ01C

BSES/PAINTING THE BRIDGE/FOUR YEARS 2ND

BSESZ02A

BSES/NOT ENOUGH WATER: 1ST REASON (*)

BSESZ02B

BSES/NOT ENOUGH WATER: 2ND REASON (*)

TOTWGT

*STUDENT WEIGHT*

HOUWGT

SENWGT

*SENATE WEIGHT*

JKZONE

JKINDIC

*REPLICATE CODE*

BSMSTDR

*STANDARDIZED MATH RAW SCORE*

BSMNRSC

*NATIONAL MATH RASCH SCORE*

BSMSCPT

*# OF SCORE POINTS IN MATH ITEMS*

BSSSTDR

*STANDARDIZED SCIENCE RAW SCORE*

BSSNRSC

*NATIONAL SCIENCE RASCH SCORE*

BSSSCPT

*# OF SCORE POINTS IN SCIENCE ITEMS*

BIMATSCR

*INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS SCORE*

BIMATEAP

*INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS SCORE (EAP)*

BISCISCR

*INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE SCORE*

BISCIEAP

*INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE SCORE (EAP)*

INTIMSS

DPCDATE

*FILE CREATION DATE AT DPC HAMBURG*

Total: 334

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