October 2009 - Minnesota TIMSS: The Rest of the Story - A summary of results as of October 2009. Achievement Gap disparities persist; students in poverty are often not exposed to the correct level of rigorous content, therefore they might not even have the opportunity to learn that content. Charts comparing Minnesota scores to participating countries begin on page 27.
December 2008 - Minnesota TIMSS Report - Preliminary Summary of Minnesota Results for Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Minnesota Department of Education.
November 2007 - Chance Favors the Prepared Mind: Mathematics and Science Indicators for Comparing States and Nations - Minnesota Ranked 7th in the world in Mathematics; 12th in Science, American Institutes for Research.
NAEP Linked to TIMSS: State-by-nation indicators:
Mathematics (2007 grade 8 NAEP and 2003 grade 8 TIMSS)
- Singapore 73
- Hong Kong, SAR 66
- Korea, Rep. 65
- Chinese Taipei 61
- Japan 57
- Massachusetts 51
- Minnesota 43
- North Dakota 41
- Vermont 41
- South Dakota 39
- Montana 38
- New Hampshire 38
- Wyoming 36
- United States 26
Science (2005 grade 8 NAEP and 2003 grade 8 TIMSS)
- Singapore 55
- Chinese Taipei 52
- Korea, Rep. 45
- Hong Kong, SAR 44
- North Dakota 43
- Japan 42
- Montana 42
- Estonia 41
- Massachusetts 41
- South Dakota 41
- Vermont 41
- Minnesota 39
- New Hampshire 38
- Wyoming 37
- United States 31
Note: Includes only states that scored higher than Minnesota on one or the other of the NAEP math or science tests.
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December 2008 - Highlights From TIMSS 2007: Mathematics and Science Achievement of U.S. Fourth- and Eighth-Grade Students in an International Context, National Center for Education Statistics.
Key findings:
- In 2007, the average mathematics scores of both U.S. fourth-graders (529) and eighth-graders (508) were higher than the TIMSS scale average (500 at both grades).
- Compared to 1995, the average mathematics scores for both U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students were higher in 2007.
- In 2007, 10 percent of U.S. fourth-graders and 6 percent of U.S. eighth-graders scored at or above the advanced international benchmark in mathematics.
- In 2007, the average science scores of both U.S. fourth-graders (539) and eighth-graders (520) were higher than the TIMSS scale average (500 at both grades).
- The average science scores for both U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students in 2007 were not measurably different from those in 1995.
- In 2007, 15 percent of U.S. fourth-graders and 10 percent of U.S. eighth-graders scored at or above the advanced international benchmark in science.
September 2006 - TIMSS Advanced 2008 Assessment Frameworks - Describes the mathematics and physics to be covered by the 2008 assessment, TIMSS.
July 21, 2006 - Businesses donate cash for math, science tests - Next year, it's Minnesota kids against the world. Students' math and science skills will be pitted against those from dozens of countries as Minnesota participates for the first time in 12 years in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Star Tribune.
August 2004 - The Failing High Schools Hoax - TIMSS [is] an international effort to make comparative judgements about school systems in various countries. The problem with this kind of study is that not all countries start children in school at age five; not all countries end high school at twelfth grade; not all countries make all children go to high school; not all countries have a single track school system, Arizona School Boards Association.
September 1998 - Tinkering with TIMSS - The final-year TIMSS study does not permit a comparison of achievement across nations, Phi Delta Kappa.
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