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  Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) - Initial Findings - National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)

Highlights from TIMSS; videotape classroom study report and classroom study; responses; the Commissioner's speech; results at the fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade levels; test items, an annotated TIMSS publication list, and more. See also the 1999 Third International Mathematics and Science Study-Repeat (TIMSS-R), providing information on U.S. progress in the four years since the initial TIMSS (eighth-grade students in 38 countries participated in TIMSS-R).

  Teacher Change: Examining Curricula - Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC)

From ENC's Teacher Change: Improving K-12 Mathematics, a collection of resources concerning instructional materials and the role they play in teaching and learning. These pages include: Resource Finder, ENC's searchable database of curriculum resources; an overview of how to select curriculum resources to support improved math teaching and learning; the NCTM Guide for Reviewing School Mathematics Programs; the U.S. Dept. of Education's guide to analyzing curricula in light of TIMSS; and facilitation tools which provide workshop activities concerning the analysis of curricula, standards, and instructional materials in light of the TIMSS study.

  Teacher Change: Learning from TIMSS - Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education (ENC)

From ENC's Teacher Change: Improving K-12 Mathematics site, a collection of resources intended to help educators learn from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). The materials include: data and reports from the 4th, 8th, and 12th grade studies; internet resources for TIMSS material; education experts' responses to TIMSS; and facilitation tools for discussion of TIMSS with groups of educators.

  TIMSS (Columbia Education Center - CEC) - Science and Mathematics Consortium for Northwest Schools

Information, analysis, news and opinion about the Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS) - the largest international comparative study of educational achievement to date. SMCNWS TIMSS Initiatives; Articles about TIMSS; and TIMSS Related Web Sites.

  TIMSS Math and Science Challenge: Sample Test - EdInformatics.com

Several sample TIMSS Math Tests using original questions from the three released sets (Pop1,2,3). Tests are graded online and can be compared both to the international scores and to scores of other students who have taken the test online.

  TIMSS Resource Center -

Articles, teleconferences, sites, and other materials about the Third International Mathematics and Science Study.

  TIMSS United States: International Mathematics and Science Study - U.S. TIMSS National Research Center, Michigan State University

The Third International Mathematics and Science Study represents the most extensive investigation of mathematics and science education ever conducted. Approximately 50 countries participated in this comparative survey of education focusing upon 9-year-old and 13-year-old students, and students in their last year of secondary school. The US TIMSS site offers papers and publications, a newsletter, press releases, overheads, and the database files for the International Curriculum Analysis Database, which may be downloaded by country.

  Tools for Discussion: Attaining Excellence Through TIMSS - Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC)

A compilation of materials related to the Third International Mathematics and Science Study, TIMSS. The site contains most of the materials in the Attaining Excellence resource kit produced by the U.S. Department of Education, with summaries of TIMSS results; guidelines for discussing the videotaped lessons as well as full transcripts; in-depth analysis of the international results; using the TIMSS video study to discuss classroom practice; and tools for examining school curricula. The project also includes publications, Web links from a range of sources and organizations, and email lists relating to the study.

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