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Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 1999

Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria...and 33 more, 1999
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Reference ID
WLD_1999_TIMSS_v01_M
Producer(s)
TIMSS International Study Center
Metadata
DDI/XML JSON
Study website
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Dec 20, 2012
Last modified
Jun 14, 2022
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Identification

Survey ID Number
WLD_1999_TIMSS_v01_M
Title
Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 1999
Country
Name Country code
Australia AUS
Belgium BEL
Bulgaria BGR
Canada CAN
Chile CHL
Cyprus CYP
Czech Republic CZE
Finland FIN
United Kingdom GBR
Hong Kong SAR, China HKG
Hungary HUN
Indonesia IDN
Israel ISR
Italy ITA
Jordan JOR
Japan JPN
Korea, Rep. KOR
Lithuania LTU
Latvia LVA
Morocco MAR
Moldova MDA
North Macedonia MKD
Malaysia MYS
Netherlands NLD
New Zealand NZL
Philippines PHL
Romania ROU
Russian Federation RUS
Singapore SGP
Slovak Republic SVK
Slovenia SVN
Thailand THA
Tunisia TUN
Turkiye TUR
United States USA
South Africa ZAF
Study type
Statistical Info. & Monitoring Prog. [hh/simpoc]
Abstract
The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international assessment of the mathematics and science knowledge of 9–10 and 13–14 year old (Year 5 and Year 9 or fourth grade and eighth grade) students around the world. TIMSS was developed by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA) to allow participating nations to compare students' educational achievement across borders. TIMSS was first administered in 1995, and every 4 years thereafter. In 1995, forty-one nations participated in the study. TIMSS consists of an assessment of mathematics and science, as well as student, teacher, and school questionnaires. The current assessment includes those topics in mathematics and science that students are likely to have been exposed to up to and including grade 4 and grade 8.
Kind of Data
Sample survey data [ssd]
Unit of Analysis
Units of analysis in the study include documents, schools and individuals

Version

Version Description
v1: Edited, anonymised data for public distribution

Scope

Notes
TIMSS 1999 was the second assessment in the series of IEA studies to measure trends in students' mathematics and science achievement. 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.

The TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking Study included 13 states and 14 districts or consortia of districts from all across the United States. The TIMSS 1999 assessments were administered to representative samples of eighth-grade students in the districts and states in the spring of 1999, at the same time and following the same guidelines as those established for the 38 participating countries. In addition to testing achievement in mathematics and science, the TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking Study collected extensive information from students, teachers, and school principals about mathematics and science curricula, instruction, home contexts, and school characteristics and policies.
Topics
Topic Vocabulary URI
basic skills education [6.1] CESSDA Link
educational policy [6.3] CESSDA Link

Coverage

Geographic Coverage
The survey had international coverage
Geographic Unit
The data is at country level only
Universe
The study covered curricula and text-books, teachers and pupils at selected schools in the country

Producers and sponsors

Primary investigators
Name Affiliation
TIMSS International Study Center Boston College
Funding Agency/Sponsor
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

Data Collection

Dates of Data Collection
Start End
1999 1999
Data Collection Mode
Face-to-face [f2f]
Data Collection Notes
IN ADDITION TO MEASURING TRENDS in mathematics and science achievement through analysis of curricula and text-books, TIMSS 1999 collected extensive information about the teaching and learning of mathematics and science around the world. Through a series of questionnaires, TIMSS gathered information about curriculum, instructional practices, policies, and student background and attitudes. Many of the questions also were asked in 1995, providing trends for countries that participated in both assessments.

Questionnaires

Questionnaires
Data for the study was gathered through assessments of curricular documentation, and with questionnaires, including student, teacher (mathematics and science teachers), and school background questionnaires. Data Almanac files from the survey contain weighted summary statistics for each participating country on each variable in each of the questionnaires.

Access policy

Contacts
Name Affiliation Email URL
Manager, DataFirst University of Cape Town info@data1st.org Link
Access conditions
Public use files, accessible to all
Citation requirements
International Study Center. Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 1999 [dataset]. Version 1. Chestnut Hill, MA: International Study Center [producer and distributor], 2000. Available from http://www.timss.bc.edu
Access authority
Name Affiliation Email URL
TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center Boston College, Lynch School of Education timss@bc.edu Link

Disclaimer and copyrights

Disclaimer
The user of the data acknowledges that the original collector of the data, the authorized distributor of the data, and the relevant funding agency bear no responsibility for use of the data or for interpretations or inferences based upon such uses.

Metadata production

DDI Document ID
DDI_WLD_1999_TIMSS_v01_M
Producers
Name Affiliation Role
DataFirst University of Cape Town DDI Producer
Date of Metadata Production
2012-02-09
DDI Document version
Version 01: Adopted from "ddi-int-datafirst-timss-1999-v1" DDI that was done by metadata producer mentioned in "Metadata Production" section.
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