Overview
Identification
Country
InternationalTitle
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 1999
Study Type
Education Survey Recommended Citation
TIMSS International Study Center. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 1999 [dataset]. Version 1.1. Chestnut Hill, MA: TIMSS International Study Center [producer], 2000. Cape Town: DataFirst [distributor], 2012. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25828/5jfa-r958
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.
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
TIMSS 1999, also known as TIMSS-Repeat, was the second administration of IEA’s Third International Mathematics and Science Study. The assessment was designed to provide trends in eighth grade mathematics and science achievement in an international context. 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.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data
Units of Analysis
Individuals and institutions
Scope
Notes
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
Topics
| Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
|---|
|
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 coverage
Geographic Unit
Country
Universe
The international desired population for TIMSS 1999 was as follows:
All students of involved countries who were enrolled in the upper of the two adjacent grades that contain the largest proportion of 13-year-olds at the time of testing. The TIMSS 1999 target grade was the upper grade of the TIMSS 1995 population 2 and was expected to be the eighth grade in most countries.
Producers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|
|
TIMSS International Study Center
| Boston College |
Funding
| Name | Abbreviation | Role |
|---|
|
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 | Metadata Producer |
Date of Metadata Production
2020-05-24
DDI Document Version
Version 2
DDI Document ID
ddi-int-datafirst-timss-1999-v1.1
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