International Comparative Assessment of Science and Mathematics Achievement in TIMSS

Educational-teaching Practices and Achievement Timss – Mathematics

This paper examines the IEA’s Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) data for Greece and more specifically POP2 (8th grade). The paper focuses on the teacher’s educational-teaching practices in the classrooms and analyses these with factor analysis. We also investigate the relationship between teaching practices and student achievement with regression analysis. Educational / ...

A Comparison of PISA and TIMSS 2003 achievement results in Mathematics and Science

This study compares PISA 2003 Mathematics and Science results with TIMSS 2003 Grade 8 Mathematics and Science results, using country mean scores for 22 participants of both studies. In Mathematics, it is found that Western countries generally performed better in PISA than in TIMSS, and Eastern European and Asian countries generally performed better in TIMSS than in PISA. Furthermore, two factor...

Mathematics Achievement in the Netherlands and Appropriateness of the TIMSS Mathematics Test

Dutch students performed relatively well on the TIMSS mathematics test for population 2, although influential mathematics educators heavily criticised the appropriateness and fairness of the test in terms of the new, applicationand inquiry-oriented mathematics curriculum which was implemented beginning in August 1993. This new intended curriculum differs drastically from the previous more forma...

Science Achievement in TIMSS Cognitive Domains Based on Learning Styles

Problem Statement: The interest in raising levels of achievement in math and science has led to a focus on investigating the factors that shape achievement in these subjects. Understanding how different learning styles might influence science achievement may guide educators in their efforts to raise achievement. This study is an attempt to examine primary school students’ science performance on...

PIRLS & TIMSS 2011 Reading , Mathematics and Science Outcomes for Ireland