Timss

Trends in International Mathematics and Science

TIMSS explained

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Positive impacts
TIMSS allows countries to not only receive information
on the educational status in their own country, but
also provides the opportunity for comparing their
educational systems with other countries (URAL KELE
& AYDIN 2016).
TIMSS enables Education Systems to make informed,
evidence-based decisions for educational policies
(Ruddock 2005).
TIMSS brings attention to achievement gaps

Negative impacts
Age level and grade levels differ from country to country,
therefore what qualifies as a peer?
Testing format is not in line with higher thinking skills (Sabah,
Hammouri & Akour 2013).
Negative results can cause panic and do not take into
account variables (Drent, Meelissen & van der Kleij 2013).

Personal Reflection

References
Drent, M, Meelissen, MR, & van der Kleij, FM 2013, 'The contribution
of TIMSS to the link between school and classroom factors and
student achievement',Journal of Curriculum Studies, vol. 45, no. 2,
pp. 198-224.
Ruddock, G 2005, 'Trends in International Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMSS) 2003',Education Journal, no. 85, pp. 25-28.
Sabah, S, Hammouri, H, & Akour, M 2013, 'VALIDATION OF A SCALE
OF ATTITUDES TOWARD SCIENCE ACROSS COUNTRIES USING RASCH
MODEL: FINDINGS FROM TIMSS',Journal of Baltic Science Education,
vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 692-702.
URAL KELE, P, & AYDIN, S 2016, 'Opinions of the 8th Grade Students
and Teachers Who Participated in TIMSS 2015 on the Test: The
Example of Ari',Participatory Educational Research, pp. 130-142.