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Appendix D
TIMSS Reports and Resources
Reports: Achievement Results
Harmon, Maryellen, Teresa A. Smith, Michael O. Martin, Dana L.
Kelly, Albert E. Beaton, Ina V.S. Mullis, Eugenio J. Gonzales, and
Graham Orpwood
1997 Performance Assessment in IEA's Third International Math-
ematics and Science Study (TIMSS). International Association
for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. TIMSS Inter-
national Study Center. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College.
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achieve-
ment
1996 Mathematics Achievement in the Middle School Years: IEA's
Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Educational
Policy. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College. Available: http:
//wwwcsteep.bc.edu/timss EJune 19, 19971.
1996 Science Achievement in the Middle School Years: IEA's Third
International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). Center
for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Educational Policy.
Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College. Available: http://
wwwcsteep.bc.edu/timss FJune 19, 19971.
National Center for Education Statistics
1996 Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Eighth-Grade Math-
ematics and Science Teaching, Learning, Curriculum, and Achieve-
ment in International Context. Washington, DC: U.S. De-
partment of Health and Human Services. Available: http://
www.ed.gov/NCES/timss FJuly 8, 19971.
A general overview of TIMSS and summary of eighth-
grade results for the U.S.
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1997 Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Fourth-Grade Math-
ematics and Science Achievement in International Perspec-
tive. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Hu-
man Services. Available: http://www.ed.gov/NCES/timss FJuly
8, 19971.
A general overview of TIMSS and summary of fourth-
grade results for the U.S.
Martin, Michael O., Ina V.S. Mullis, Albert E. Beaton, Eugenio J.
Gonzalez, Teresa A. Smith, and Dana L. Kelly
1997 Science Achievement in the Primary School Years: IEA's
Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
TIMSS International Study Center. Chestnut Hill, MA: Bos-
ton College.
Mullis, Ina V.S., Michael O. Martin, Albert E. Beaton, Eugenio J.
Gonzalez, Dana L. Kelly, and Teresa A. Smith
1997 Mathematics Achievement in the Primary School Years: IEA's
Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
TIMSS International Study Center. Chestnut Hill, MA: Bos-
ton College.
Reports: Curriculum
Howson, Geoffrey
1995 Mathematics Textbooks: A Comparative Study of Grade 8
Texts. TIMSS Monograph No. 3. Vancouver, Canada: Pa-
cific Educational Press.
An analysis of textbooks from eight countries, based
on research from the Survey of Mathematics and
Science Opportunities.
Schmidt, William H., Curtis C. McKnight, and Senta A. Raizen
1997 A Splintered Vision: An Investigation of U.S. Science and
Mathematics Education. U.S. National Research Center for
the Third International Mathematics and Science Study. Dordrecht,
The Netherlands; Boston, MA; London, England: Kluwer
Academic Publishers.
A report of the curriculum analysis results for the
United States, drawing on results of the interna-
tional curriculum analysis and on data from the back-
ground questionnaires not otherwise available as of
fall 1997.
Schmidt, William H., Curtis C. McKnight, Gilbert A. Valverde, Ri
chard T. Houang and David E. Wiley
1997 Many Visions, Many Aims: Volume 1: A Cross-National
Investigation of Curricular Intentions in School Mathematics.
Dordrecht, The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
A report of the curriculum analysis results.
1997 Many Visions, Many Aims: Volume 2: A Cross-National
Exploration of Curricular Intentions in School Science. Dordrecht,
The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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Survey of Mathematics and Science Opportunities
1996 Characterizing Pedagogical Flow: An Investigation of Math-
ematics and Science Teaching in Six Countries. Dordrecht,
The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers.
The primary report of the survey of mathematics
and science opportunities.
Reports: Methodology
Robitaille, David F., William H. Schmidt, Senta Raizen, Curtis McKnight,
Edward Britton, and Cynthia Nicol
1993 Curriculum Frameworks for Mathematics and Science. TIMSS
Monograph No. 1. Vancouver, Canada: Pacific Educational
Press.
Robitaille, David F., and Robert A. Gordon, eds.
1996 Research Questions and Study Design. TIMSS Monograph
No. 2. Vancouver, Canada: Pacific Educational Press.
Third International Mathematics and Science Study
1996 Third International Mathematics and Science Study: Quality
Assurance in Data Collection, M. Martin and I. Mullis, eds.
Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation and Educational
Policy, Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College. Available: http:
//wwwcsteep.bc.edu/timss EJune 30, 1997] .
1996 Third International Mathematics and Science Study: Techni-
cal Report, Volume 1: Design and Development. Chestnut
Hill, MA: Boston College. Available: http://wwwcsteep.bc.edu/
TIMSSl/TIMSSPublications.html#International Duly 8, 19971.
Actual Test Items
TIMSS Mathematics Items Released Set for Population 2 (seventh
and eighth grades): All publicly released items used to assess
seventh- and eighth-grade students in the TIMSS study.
TIMSS Science Items Released Set for Population 2 (seventh and
eighth grades): All publicly released items used to assess
seventh- and eighth-grade students in the TIMSS study.
TIMSS Mathematics Items Released Set for Population 1 (third and
fourth grades): All publicly released items used to assess
third- and fourth-grade students in the TIMSS study.
TIMSS Science Items Released Set for Population 1 (third and fourth
grades): All publicly released items used to assess third- and
fourth-grade students in the TIMSS study.
To order, contact: TIMSS International Study Center, (CSTEEP),
Campion Hall Room 323, School of Education, Boston College, Chestnut
Hill, MA 02167. (617) 552-4521. Also, can be downloaded from:
http://wwwcsteep.bc.edu/TIMSS 1/TIMSSPublications.html#International
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Videotapes
International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achieve
ment
1997 Examples from the Eighth-Grade Mathematics Lessons in the
U.S., Japan, and Germany. VHS video available from the
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of
Education, Washington, DC.
1997 Examples from the TIMSS Videotape Classroom Study: Eighth-
Grade Mathematics in Germany, Japan, and the United States.
CD ROM Video NCES 97-198. Available from the National
Education Data Resource Center, c/o Pinkerton Computer Con-
sultants, Inc., Alexandria, VA. (703) 845-3151.
Third International Mathematics and Science Study
1997 A Video Report, February 1997. A 13-minute summary of
eighth-grade findings with commentary. Available from the
Superintendent of Documents. U.S. Government Printing Of-
fice, Washington, DC 20402. (202) 512-1800.
Resources
Information about TIMSS, as well as copies of published reports, can
be obtained from the sources listed below:
TIMSS International Study Center
CSTEEP, Campion Hall 323
Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA 02167
617/552-4521
http: llwwwc steep . be . edu/tims s
U.S. National Research Center
Michigan State University
http: flu slims s . msu . edu
Texts of the seven TIMSS newsletters, which pro-
vide descriptions of components of the study, ab-
stracts of the curriculum study reports, and order-
ing information are available in this web site.
Reports available from Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Order Department
P.O. Box 358
Accord Station
Hingham, MA 02018-0358
617/871 -6600
services @ wkap.nl
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National Center for Education Statistics, TIMSS Project
555 New Jersey Ave., N.W., Suite #402A
Washington, DC 20208
Telephone 202/219- 1333
TIMSS @ed.gov
http ://www.ed.gov/NCES/timss
Full texts of TIMSS reports released by NCES are available on this
web site. NCES has also produced a resource kit, "Attaining Excel-
lence," designed for public education and for teachers, local decision
makers, curriculum planners, and parents. Modules on different top-
ics can be ordered separately. Superintendent of Documents, P.O.
Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954. (202) 512- 1800 or
orders @ gpo.gov/su_docs.
Reports available from the National Library of Education
555 New Jersey Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20208
Telephone 800/424- 1616 or 202/219- 1736
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Representative terms from entire chapter:
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