/timss TIMSS en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:34:35 GMT /policy-politics/global-test-finds-digital-divide-reflected-in-math-science-scores/2021/01 New data from the 2019 Trends in International Math and Science Study show teachers and students lack digital access and support. Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:34:35 GMT /policy-politics/global-test-finds-digital-divide-reflected-in-math-science-scores/2021/01 /teaching-learning/opinion-stem-education-lessons-from-20-years-of-data/2019/06 For the first time, guest bloggers share analysis from 20 years of math and science international assessment data. Tue, 25 Jun 2019 16:37:19 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-stem-education-lessons-from-20-years-of-data/2019/06 /leadership/timss-a-closer-look-at-gender-gaps-in-math-and-science/2016/11 Gender gaps are closing worldwide, but the devil is in the details for the United States. Wed, 30 Nov 2016 22:25:55 GMT /leadership/timss-a-closer-look-at-gender-gaps-in-math-and-science/2016/11 /teaching-learning/international-tests-show-rising-but-mixed-math-and-science-performance/2016/11 The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study releases new results for 2015. Tue, 29 Nov 2016 09:00:50 GMT /teaching-learning/international-tests-show-rising-but-mixed-math-and-science-performance/2016/11 /teaching-learning/after-20-year-hiatus-u-s-to-rejoin-international-math-and-science-test/2014/07 American 12th graders didn't do so well back in 1995, but they'll get another shot next spring to prove their mastery of advanced physics and math. Thu, 24 Jul 2014 12:42:58 GMT /teaching-learning/after-20-year-hiatus-u-s-to-rejoin-international-math-and-science-test/2014/07 /policy-politics/u-s-students-get-top-scores-for-sleepiness/2014/06 Many American students are in classes where teachers report that sleepiness gets in the way of instruction "some" or "a lot" of the time. Wed, 11 Jun 2014 02:53:03 GMT /policy-politics/u-s-students-get-top-scores-for-sleepiness/2014/06 /teaching-learning/opinion-on-assessment-less-is-more/2014/04 Richard Noonan of Wallingford-Swarthmore School District, Pennsylvania, responds to William Schmidt and reiterates that the content, structure, and emphasis of PISA and TIMSS do not reveal the same things, and certainly should not lead us to the same conclusions. Fri, 25 Apr 2014 04:50:41 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-on-assessment-less-is-more/2014/04 /teaching-learning/opinion-what-do-pisa-and-timss-tell-us/2014/04 William Schmidt of Michigan State University concludes: U.S. performance on international large scale assessments cannot be attributed solely to the number or distribution of poor and disadvantaged students. Thu, 24 Apr 2014 04:56:51 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-what-do-pisa-and-timss-tell-us/2014/04 /teaching-learning/opinion-naep-timss-linking-study-how-well-are-we-really-doing/2013/10 Marc Tucker questions the results from a recent NCES study linking NAEP and TIMSS scores. Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:24:19 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-naep-timss-linking-study-how-well-are-we-really-doing/2013/10 /teaching-learning/federal-shutdown-delays-naep-timss-report/2013/10 The government shutdown has forced the postponement of a study showing how U.S. states stack up to nations around the world on math and science achievement. Tue, 08 Oct 2013 19:13:00 GMT /teaching-learning/federal-shutdown-delays-naep-timss-report/2013/10 /teaching-learning/government-shutdown-postpones-naep-timss-study-release/2013/10 The report uses assessment scores to show how U.S. states stack up to nations around the world on math and science achievement. Tue, 01 Oct 2013 16:53:20 GMT /teaching-learning/government-shutdown-postpones-naep-timss-study-release/2013/10 /education/opinion-taiwan-vs-chinese-taipei-which-should-timss-use/2009/05 To the Editor:I am writing to bring your attention to fallacious content in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study statistics appearing in two charts accompanying your In Perspective articles "Slovenia Sharpens Academic Prowess" and "Out-of-School Classes Provide Edge" (April 22, 2009). The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, which conducts the TIMSS exam, refers to my country, the Republic of China (Taiwan), as “Chinese Taipei.” This usage is a misnomer and offensive to the people of Taiwan. Mon, 11 May 2009 23:51:45 GMT /education/opinion-taiwan-vs-chinese-taipei-which-should-timss-use/2009/05 /education/opinion-on-timss-u-s-students-do-better-in-real-world/2009/01 To the Editor:You don't have to be an apologist for public schools in this country to realize that the distinctions Mark Schneider makes in his recent online Commentary between the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study and the Program for International Student Assessment, while technically accurate, have little practical significance ("69´«Ă˝ the TIMSS Results," edweek.org, Dec. 9, 2008). Test scores on both instruments easily allow countries around the globe to be ranked, but these results can hardly be construed as convincing evidence of America's inability to compete in the new global economy. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:34:02 GMT /education/opinion-on-timss-u-s-students-do-better-in-real-world/2009/01 /education/qualifications-of-the-mathematics-and-science-teacher-labor-force/2009/01 Recent findings of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, or TIMSS, show that although U.S. 4th and 8th graders scored above the international average on both mathematics and science assessments, its relative position compared to other countries did not change much over time, with the U.S. still lagging far behind top-performing countries. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:10:28 GMT /education/qualifications-of-the-mathematics-and-science-teacher-labor-force/2009/01 /teaching-learning/timss-tidbits/2008/12 In case you missed it, the TIMSS results were released this week, and U.S. students didn't fare too badly, unless you count the point difference between them and their 4th and 8th grade peers in Singapore, Korea, and Hong Kong. Fri, 12 Dec 2008 20:23:02 GMT /teaching-learning/timss-tidbits/2008/12 /policy-politics/opinion-reading-the-timss-results/2008/12 A superficial reading of this report could lead the reader to believe that the United States is doing well in science and math. But the United States is doing far worse internationally than TIMSS indicates, says Mark Schneider. Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:01:15 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-reading-the-timss-results/2008/12 /policy-politics/u-s-poised-to-sit-out-timss-test/2007/07 The U.S. Education Department's statistics arm, citing budget and staffing constraints, won't take part in a 2008 study of physics and upper-level-math performance. Fri, 27 Jul 2007 05:03:43 GMT /policy-politics/u-s-poised-to-sit-out-timss-test/2007/07 /teaching-learning/study-questions-role-math-science-play-in-nations-gdp/2006/12 A study of more than three dozen countries, including the United States, challenges the popular belief that superior student achievement on international mathematics and science tests breeds national economic success. Fri, 08 Dec 2006 00:09:58 GMT /teaching-learning/study-questions-role-math-science-play-in-nations-gdp/2006/12 /policy-politics/potential-of-global-tests-seen-as-unrealized/2006/11 Nearly 50 years after the inception of a project now called the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, or TIMSS—one of the biggest and most influential assessment programs in the world—it still hasn’t delivered on its early promise, say experts who attended a conference this month aimed at rekindling the original vision of the program’s founders. Wed, 22 Nov 2006 21:43:52 GMT /policy-politics/potential-of-global-tests-seen-as-unrealized/2006/11 /teaching-learning/international-comparison/2006/08 Next year, Minnesota will assess its students on a grander scale—through the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, or TIMSS. The heavily scrutinized exam offers nation-by-nation comparisons of students’ ability in those subjects. Tue, 08 Aug 2006 18:58:09 GMT /teaching-learning/international-comparison/2006/08 /teaching-learning/u-s-gets-better-showing-on-latest-international-math-and-science-exam/2004/12 Less than a week after a major international study cast doubts on the problem-solving abilities of teenagers in the United States, a second nation-by-nation comparison offers what some regard as a more encouraging view of younger Americans’ grasp of mathematics and science. Wed, 15 Dec 2004 00:20:25 GMT /teaching-learning/u-s-gets-better-showing-on-latest-international-math-and-science-exam/2004/12 /leadership/opinion-rating-science-and-math/2001/02 We have the blueprint for raising student achievement in math and science, the challenge is to instill a sense of urgency to take action. Wed, 14 Feb 2001 15:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-rating-science-and-math/2001/02 /teaching-learning/math-science-study-to-spawn-host-of-research-projects/2000/12 Test scores released last week are only the first in a series of research generated by the Third International Mathematics and Science Study—Repeat. Wed, 13 Dec 2000 15:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/math-science-study-to-spawn-host-of-research-projects/2000/12 /education/losing-ground/2000/10 The accompanying chart shows how U.S. students stack up, on average, in mathematics on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. Wed, 04 Oct 2000 14:00:00 GMT /education/losing-ground/2000/10 /leadership/new-questions-raised-about-the-validity-of-timss-comparisons/1998/05 The latest international study of math and science achievement is "misleading and seriously flawed," according to a critique published this month in Science. Wed, 27 May 1998 14:00:00 GMT /leadership/new-questions-raised-about-the-validity-of-timss-comparisons/1998/05 /teaching-learning/ed-dept-shows-relationship-between-naep-timss/1998/05 For the first time, 40 states and the District of Columbia can see how their 8th graders stack up in math and science against students in 41 nations worldwide. Wed, 13 May 1998 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/ed-dept-shows-relationship-between-naep-timss/1998/05 /teaching-learning/researchers-trace-nations-timss-showing-to-basics/1998/02 The call by some educators and policymakers for a back-to-basics approach to math and science to improve student achievement is based on a false assumption that curriculum and instruction have strayed from traditional roots, a new report argues. Wed, 18 Feb 1998 15:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/researchers-trace-nations-timss-showing-to-basics/1998/02 /policy-politics/opinion-timss-the-new-basics-and-the-schools-we-need/1998/02 In Final Exam: A Study of the Perpetual Scrutiny of American 69´«Ă˝, I reviewed the tendency, especially strong since the end of World War II, for critics to think the worst about our schools, often while lionizing the educational systems of other nations. Wed, 18 Feb 1998 15:00:00 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-timss-the-new-basics-and-the-schools-we-need/1998/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-math-and-learning/1997/09 What is being done in classrooms across the globe that doesn't happen in the U.S. classroom? A fuller look at the TIMSS results is needed. Wed, 10 Sep 1997 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-math-and-learning/1997/09 /teaching-learning/ed-dept-delays-international-data-comparison-again/1997/09 States will have to wait a while longer to learn how their students stack up against those in other countries. Wed, 03 Sep 1997 14:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/ed-dept-delays-international-data-comparison-again/1997/09