Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study 2011
TIMSS 2011
TIMSS 2011 is the fifth assessment in the framework of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). The previous assessments, conducted in 1995, 1999, 2003 and 2007, were very successful in measuring trends in student achievement in mathematics and science. TIMSS 2011 extends this sequence, providing achievement data at fifth time point over a 16-year period.
Target Population
TIMSS 2011 will collect data in mathematics and science at fourth and eighth grades.
Participating Educational Systems
More than 60 educational systems plan to participate. These include: Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Bulgaria, Canada (Alberta, Ontario and Qúebec), Chile, Chinese Taipei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, England, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Honduras, Hong Kong SAR, Hungary, Indonesia, Iran, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Scotland, Serbia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States, Yemen.
Schedule
TIMSS 2011 was initiated with the first National Research Coordinators (NRCs) meeting, in February 2009. Instrument development and field test activities will be carried out between February 2009 and May 2010. Data collection for the main survey will be conducted in October–December 2010 (Southern Hemisphere) and April–May 2011 (Northern Hemisphere). The International Reports for grades fourth and eight will be released in December 2012, and the International Data Base and User Guide will be available in March 2013.
Management
As previous TIMSS assessments, TIMSS 2011 is coordinated by the IEA International Study Center located at Boston College, United States. The study Co-directors are Dr Michael Martin and Dr Ina Mullis. Other members of the TIMSS 2007 consortium are the IEA Secretariat and the IEA Data Processing Center, Statistics Canada, and the Educational Testing Service.
Funding
The international management of TIMSS 2011 project is funded by the participating countries with support from the United States Department of Education through the National Center for Education Statistics.
The total participation fees applicable for the TIMSS 2011 project will be assessed in two currencies. The fee will be 22,500 USD and 22,500 Euro per year for one grade or 32,500 USD and 32,500 Euro per year for two grades, for each of the four years of the project, starting 2009.
TIMSS 2011 and PIRLS 2011
As IEA PIRLS and TIMSS international assessments both will be conducted in 2011, this cycle will provide a unique opportunity for international assessment at the fourth grade. Countries participating in both PIRLS and TIMSS at the fourth grade will be able to take advantage of a comprehensive assessment of reading, mathematics, and science, with a rich array of contextual background information.
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