TIMSS 2007 Results

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1 Introduction
2 4th and 8th Grade Mathematics 2007

Introduction

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) provides data on 4th and 8th Grade Mathematics and Science achievement of students in various APEC economies. The results can be broken down by specific knowledge areas within Math and Science or by other factors. Beyond student performance, the study also provides information on student, family, school, and teacher characteristics. Student characterictics include factors like student computer use and participation in extracurricular activities, family characteristics include various factors from ethnicity to home resources, school characteristics include factors like access to internet and school safety, and finally, teacher characteristics include factors like teacher education and collaboration. This type of information allows for an international comparison of schools and teachers that can be used to further understand which characteristics are used to understand and assess school and teacher quality indicators across APEC economies.

Below are the graphs of average scale scores of various APEC economies on the 2007 Mathematics section of the TIMSS for 4th and 8th graders. Only the APEC economies with a complete data set are included. For more information on the data provided here, including statistical analysis like standard deviation and significance tests, please visit the Internationa Data Explorer feature of the NCES website at http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/international/ide/.

4th and 8th Grade Mathematics 2007

Results Summary

While United States 4th graders score 29 points above the International average, they score 25 points below the average of the selected APEC economies. Hong Kong has the highest average scale score at 697, followed by Singapore at 599, and Chinese Taipei at 576.

Eighth graders from Chinese Taipei have the highest average scale TIMSS Mathematics scores of the selected economies with 598 and while the Republic of Korea does not have available data for 4th graders, it is right behind Chinese Taipei with average 8th grade scale scores of 597, 97 points above the International average and 73 points above the average of the selected economies. United States 8th graders, on the other hand, score 8 points above the international average, but 16 points below the average of the selected economies. Not all of the same countries are present on both graphs because of data availability.