TIMSS 1995 Mathematics in the Primary School Years

Mathematics Achievement in the Primary School Years: IEA's Third International Mathematics and Science Report

This report presents mathematics achievement results for students in the two grades with the largest proportion of 9-year-olds –- the third and fourth grades in most countries – across 26 countries. Special emphasis is placed on the fourth-grade results, including selected information about students' background and classroom practices in teaching mathematics. Comparisons with achievement at the eighth-grade are also presented.

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CHAPTERS	CONTENT
Table of Contents for the Mathematics Report
Executive Summary
Introduction
Chapter 1	International Student Achievement in Mathematics
Chapter 2	Average Achievement in the Mathematics Content Areas
Chapter 3	Performance on Items Within Each Mathematics Content Area
Chapter 4	Students' Backgrounds and Attitudes Towards Mathematics
Chapter 5	Teachers and Instruction
Appendix A	Overview of TIMSS Procedures: Mathematics Achievement Results for Third- and Fourth-Grade Students
Appendix B	The Test-Curriculum Matching Analysis
Appendix C	Percentiles and Standard Deviations of Mathematics Achievement
Appendix D	Acknowledgments

Highlights of Results from TIMSS

TIMSS 1995 is a project of the International Study Center
at Boston College

The Mathematics Achievement in the Primary School Years was released in June 1998 and written by Ina V.S. Mullis, Michael O. Martin, Albert E. Beaton, Eugenio J. Gonzalez, Dana L. Kelly, and Teresa A. Smith.