THE THIRD INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STUDY (TIMSS) The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the largest and most ambitious international study of student achievement ever conducted. In 1994-95, it was conducted at three grade-level bands (3/4, 7/8, and the final year of secondary school) in 41 countries and more than 30 languages. Students were tested in mathematics and science, and extensive information about the teaching and learning of mathematics and science was collected. Altogether, TIMSS tested and gathered contextual data for more than half a million students and administered questionnaires to thousands of teachers and school principals. Also, TIMSS investigated the mathematics and science curricula of the participating countries. The TIMSS results were released in 1996 and 1997 in a series of reports, providing valuable information about mathematics and science instruction and student achievement. In addition, a repeat of TIMSS (TIMSS-R) will be conducted at the eighth grade in 1999. This provides countries that participated in TIMSS in 1994-95 the opportunity to monitor trends in mathematics and science achievement at the eighth grade and allows countries that did not participate in TIMSS the opportunity to compare with international benchmarks. Release of the TIMSS-R results is planned for 2001. For more information, visit the TIMSS website at http://www.csteep.bc.edu/timss or contact TIMSS International Study Center, Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy (CSTEEP), Campion Hall 323, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA 02467. (617) 5524521 fax (617) 552-8419 email: timss@bc.edu  TIMSS Mathematics Items, Released Set for Population 2 (Seventh and Eighth Grades), $20.00 (prepaid). Available at: http://www.csteep.bc.edu/TIMSS1/Items.html or order from CSTEEP at the address above.  Back Next