The results of the 2015 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), released on November 29, show that U.S. students, despite some gains, continue to struggle, especially compared with their peers from high-performing nations. In fourth grade mathematics, U.S. students performed below those in 10...
Cross-posted from Education Week The headline in Education Week was typical: "Most States Surpass Global Average in Math, Science." The paper was referring to the results from a recently released NAEP-TIMSS linking study. That, of course, is good news and a welcome relief from a long...
By Jennifer Craw From 2006 to 2011 the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), the organization that produces the TIMMS and PIRLS international assessments, worked with teacher education programs in seventeen countries to administer a survey to determine the depth of mathematics knowledge...
By Emily Kingsland Earlier this month, the Center for International Education Benchmarking introduced a new feature on its web site. The Study Guide is intended to provide readers with a weekly summary of headlines from the top-performing education systems in the world. This month’s International Reads...
This is a second version of this article intended to correct an error made in the first version.* By Marc Tucker My apologies to Maimonides. But I would not blame you if you were perplexed about the recent dust-up after the latest PIRLS and TIMSS data came...
By Emily Wicken In December, the results of the 2011 administration of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) were published in three separate reports, each examining international performance in reading (at the fourth grade level),...