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TIMSS Schedule of Events

2004

  • Begin framework review and updatingSeptember

2005

  • First National Research Coordinator Meeting to review frameworkFebruary 6-11
  • First Science and Math Item Review Committee Meeting to review frameworkApril 4-6
  • Second National Research Coordinator Meeting to finalize framework, review questionnaires, and develop items for field testMay 29-June 3
  • Second Science and Math Item Review Committee Meeting to review field-test items August 29-31
  • First Questionnaire Item Review Committee Meeting to review questionnaires for field test September 21-23
  • TIMSS 2007 Framework printed and posted on web September 30
  • Third National Research Coordinator Meeting to review all field-test materials November 13-19
  • Field test materials finalizedDecember 16
  • IEA DPC conducts data entry training seminar for field test December

2006

  • Translation verification for field test beginsJanuary 1
  • March–April Conduct Field Test
  • Fourth National Research Coordinator Meeting to conduct training for scoring constructed-response items for the field testMarch
  • All field-test data to the IEA DPCMay 31
  • Third Science and Math Item Review Committee Meeting to review field-test results and select items for the main data collectionJuly
  • Second Questionnaire Item Review Committee Meeting to review field-test results and refine questionnaires for the main data collectionJuly
  • Fifth National Research Coordinator Meeting to review and finalize assessment materials for the main data collectionAugust
  • Instruments finalizedAugust
  • Translation verification for main data collection beginsAugust
  • Translation verification completed for Southern-Hemisphere countriesSeptember
  • October–December Data Collection - Southern Hemisphere
  • IEA DPC conducts data entry training seminar for data collectionOctober
  • Southern Hemisphere training for constructed-response scoringNovember

2007

  • Translation verification completed for Northern-Hemisphere countries January 31
  • Southern Hemisphere countries send all data to DPCFebruary 28
  • March–June Data collection - Northern Hemisphere
  • Sixth National Research Coordinator Meeting to train Northern-Hemisphere countries in constructed-response scoringMarch
  • Northern Hemisphere countries send all data to DPCSeptember 30
  • Seventh National Research Coordinator Meeting to review draft International Report outline and graphics and table shells November

2008

  • Sampling adjudicationFebruary
  • Fourth Science and Math Item Review Committee Meeting to conduct scale anchoring of achievement dataMay
  • Eighth National Research Coordinator Meeting to review draft International Report – text, graphics, and tablesJune
  • TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center conducts international press release for the International Reports and posts TIMSS 2007 International Reports and Technical Report on webDecember

2009

  • Ninth National Research Coordinator Meeting to conduct training in use of TIMSS 2007 International DatabaseFebruary
  • TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center distributes final TIMSS International Database and User GuideFebruary