Secondary Analysis of the Timss Data

by Robitaille, David F.; Beaton, Albert E.

• ISBN13: 9781402008597
• ISBN10: 1402008597
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-09-01
• Publisher: Kluwer Academic Pub

Summary

The goal of this volume is to use the data from IEA's Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) to investigate significant questions related to mathematics and science education as well as a number of methodological issues. The authors of the papers included in this collection come from eleven of the TIMSS countries, and they are prominent in their respective fields. The book will be of interest to readers interested in comparative education, mathematics and science education, curriculum, and survey research methodology. A study such as TIMSS costs a great deal of money to carry out; and, if the true value of that investment is to be realized, much more research of the kind reported in this collection is needed. The papers included provide insights into the impact that TIMSS has had in the participating countries. They also serve as excellent examples of the kind of follow-up research that is needed.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
TIMSS in Context: Assessment, Monitoring, and Moving Targets	3	(8)
Hans Wagemaker
TIMSS: A Brief Overview of the Study	11	(10)
David F. Robitaille
Albert E. Beaton
PART 2: FOCUS ON MATHEMATICS
Analyzing Student Responses in Mathematics Using Two-Digit Rubrics	21	(26)
John A. Dossey
Chancey O. Jones
Tami S. Martin
From SIMS to TIMSS: Trends in Students' Achievement in Mathematics	47	(16)
David F. Robitaille
Alan R. Taylor
The Impact of TIMSS on the Mathematics Standards Movement in the United States	63	(18)
John A. Dossey
Mary M. Lindquist
TIMSS Mathematics Results: A Japanese Perspective	81	(14)
Eizo Nagasaki
Hanako Senuma
TIMSS, Common Sense, and the Curriculum	95	(18)
Geoffrey Howson
Advanced Mathematics: Curricula and Student Performance	113	(14)
Geoffrey Howson
PART 3: FOCUS ON SCIENCE
Exploring Population 2 Students' Ideas about Science	127	(18)
Marit Kjœrnsli
Carl Angell
Svein Lie
Science Achievement: A Czech Perspective	145	(12)
Jana Paleckova
Jana Strakova
TIMSS Science Results For Hong Kong: an Ailing Dragon with a British Legacy	157	(20)
Nancy Law
Science Achievement: A Russian Perspective	177	(18)
Galina Kovalyova
Natalia Naidenova
TIMSS Science Results Seen from a Nordic Perspective	195	(16)
Marit Kjœrnsli
Svein Lie
PART 4: FOCUS ON CROSS-CURRICULAR ISSUES
Separating School, Classroom and Student Variances and their Relationship to Socio-Economic Status	211	(22)
Albert E. Beaton
Laura M. O'Dwyer
On the Relationship Between Mathematics and Science Achievement in the United States	233	(18)
Min Li
Richard J. Shavelson
Haggai Kuperintz
Maria Araceli Ruiz-Primo
Students' Attitudes and Perceptions	251	(26)
Edward W. Kifer
Analyzing Gender Differences for High Achieving Students on TIMSS	277	(14)
Ina V. S. Mullis
Steven E. Stemler
Investigating Correlates of Mathematics and Science Literacy in the Final Year of Secondary School	291	(26)
Jesse L. M. Wilkins
Michalinos Zembylas
Kenneth J. Travers
Indicators of ICT in Mathematics: Status and Covariation with Achievement Measures	317	(14)
Willem J. Pelgrum
Tjeerd Plomp
Extra-School Instruction in Mathematics and Science	331	(12)
Richard M. Wolf
Teachers' Sources and Uses of Assessment Information	343	(16)
Thomas Kellaghan
George F. Madaus
PART 5: FOCUS ON METHODOLOGY
Extending the Application of Multilevel Modeling to Data from TIMSS	359	(16)
Laura M. O'Dwyer
Application of the Scale Anchoring Method to Interpret the TIMSS Achievement Scales	375	(16)
Dana L. Kelly
Effects of Adaptations on Comparability of Test Items and Test Scores	391	(18)
Kadriye Ercikan
Tanya McCreith
PART 6: CONCLUSION
A Look Back at TIMSS: What Have We Learned about International Studies	409	(10)
Albert E. Beaton
David F. Robitaille
Appendix	419	(4)
Index	423