International - Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 1995
Reference ID | int-iea-timss-1995-v1.1 |
Year | 1994 - 1995 |
Country | International |
Producer(s) | TIMSS International Study Center - Boston College |
Sponsor(s) | National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education - NCES - Funder National Science Foundation, U.S. - NSF - Funder World Bank - - Funder |
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Overview
Identification
ID Number int-iea-timss-1995-v1.1 |
Version
Version Description
v1.1: Edited, anonymised data for public distributionProduction Date
1998Notes
In the original version of the TIMSS 1995, the data was made available in country, population (i.e. grade) and survey subtype specific chunks. The original version of this dataset was only available in raw data form from the IEA website. Version 1.1 is a repackaging of that original data, with the raw datafiles converted and collated for each survey subtype and population, and variables and values labelled.
Overview
Abstract
The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international study of student achievement. In 1994-95, it was conducted at five grade levels in more than 40 countries (the third, fourth, seventh, and eighth grades, and the final year of secondary school). Students were tested in mathematics and science and extensive information about the teaching and learning of mathematics and science was collected from students, teachers, and school principals. Altogether, TIMSS tested and gathered contextual data for more than half a million students and administered questionnaires to thousands of teachers and school principals. TIMSS also investigated the mathematics and science curricula of the participating countries through an analysis of curriculum guides, textbooks, and other curricular materials.Kind of Data
Sample survey dataUnits of Analysis
Individuals and institutionsScope
Notes
In 1995, TIMSS measured mathematics and science understanding through performance assessment. In many of the TIMSS countries, subsamples of fourth- and eighth-grade students that participated in the main testing sessions participated in the TIMSS performance assessment. In the performance assessment, students designed experiments, manipulated materials, tested hypotheses, and recorded findings when completing a range of mathematics and science tasks. Instructional, school, and home background variables are important for understanding international differences in student achievement in mathematics and science. For this reason, TIMSS includes student, teacher, and school questionnaires to collect contextual information about instruction and learning. In 1995, TIMSS gathered an enormous amount of data related to a variety of topics including instructional strategies, classroom activities, school characteristics and resources, attitudes, parental expectations, and many demographic characteristics. In total, the 1995 TIMSS assessment collected information from students, teachers, and school principals on approximately 1,500 contextual variables related to the teaching and learning of mathematics and science.
TIMSS also included an analysis of curricula which sought information about the intended curricula of the countries participating in TIMSS 1995. This was done through an innovative and ambitious analysis of textbooks, curriculum guides, and other curricular materials.
Topics
Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
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basic skills education [6.1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
educational policy [6.3] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey had international coverageGeographic Unit
CountryUniverse
The study covered curricula and text-books, teachers and pupils at selected schools in the countryProducers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
Name | Affiliation |
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TIMSS International Study Center | Boston College |
Funding
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education | NCES | Funder |
National Science Foundation, U.S. | NSF | Funder |
World Bank | Funder |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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DataFirst | University of Cape Town | DDI Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-05-24DDI Document Version
Version 2DDI Document ID
ddi-int-datafirst-timss-1995-v1.1