Overview
Identification
Country
InternationalTitle
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 1999
Study Type
Statistical Info. & Monitoring Prog. ID Number int-iea-timss-1999-v1.1 |
Version
Version Description
v1.1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution
Notes
In the original version of the TIMSS 1999, 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. This version of the data 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
TIMSS 1999 (also known as TIMSS-Repeat or TIMSS-R) represents the continuation of a long series of studies conducted by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), conducted in 1994- 1995, was the largest and most complex IEA study to date, and included both mathematics and science at third and fourth grades, seventh and eighth grades, and the final year of secondary school.
Of the 42 countries that participated in TIMSS2 at the eighth grade in 1995, 26 availed themselves of the opportunity to measure changes in the achievement of their students by also taking part in TIMSS 1999. Twelve additional countries participated
in 1999, for a total of 38 countries. The database contains achievement data and student, teacher, and school background data collected in those 38 countries that participated in TIMSS 1999. It also contains the data for the 42 countries that took part in the 1995 Population 2 assessment. In total, the TIMSS 1999 database contains responses of nearly 500,000 students, over 50,000 mathematics and science teachers, and over 12,000 school principals collected between 1995 and 1999. Each country gave the IEA permission to release its national data. The TIMSS 1999 International Database contains the following for each country for which internationally comparable data are available.
• Students’ responses to cognitive mathematics and science items
• Students’ responses to the background questionnaire
• Teachers’ responses to the background questionnaire
• Principals’ responses to the background questionnaire
• Test-curriculum matching analysis data
• Data almanacs
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Units of Analysis
Units of analysis in the study include documents, schools and individuals
Scope
Notes
TIMSS 1999 was the second assessment in the series of IEA studies to measure trends in students' mathematics and science achievement. TIMSS 1999 was conducted by the TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center at Boston College and included 38 countries. The 1999 assessment 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 TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking Study included 13 states and 14 districts or consortia of districts from all across the United States. The TIMSS 1999 assessments were administered to representative samples of eighth-grade students in the districts and states in the spring of 1999, at the same time and following the same guidelines as those established for the 38 participating countries. In addition to testing achievement in mathematics and science, the TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking Study collected extensive information from students, teachers, and school principals about mathematics and science curricula, instruction, home contexts, and school characteristics and policies.
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|
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basic skills education [6.1]
| CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
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educational policy [6.3]
| CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
The survey had international coverage
Geographic Unit
Country level
Universe
The study covered curricula and text-books, teachers and pupils at selected schools in the country
Producers 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 |
|---|
| DataFirst | | University of Cape Town | DDI Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2012-05-03
DDI Document Version
Version 1
DDI Document ID
ddi-int-datafirst-timss-1999-v1.1
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