Secondary Analysis of the TIMSS Data
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Secondary Analysis of the TIMSS Data Edited by
David F. Robitaille University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
and
Albert E. Beaton Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, U.S.A
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
Chapter PREFACE
ix
PART 1: INTRODUCTION
1
TIMSS in Context: Assessment, Monitoring, and Moving Targets / Hans Wagemaker
3
2
TIMSS: A Brief Overview of the Study / David F. Robitaille and Albert E. Beaton
11
PART 2: FOCUS ON MATHEMATICS
3
Analyzing Student Responses in Mathematics Using TwoDigit Rubrics / John A. Dossey, Chancey O. Jones, and Tami S. Martin
21
4
From SIMS to TIMSS: Trends in Students’ Achievement in Mathematics / David F. Robitaille and Alan R. Taylor
47
5
The Impact of TIMSS on the Mathematics Standards Movement in the United States / John A. Dossey and Mary M. Lindquist
63
6
TIMSS Mathematics Results: A Japanese Perspective / Eizo Nagasaki and Hanako Senuma
81
7
TIMSS, Common Sense, and the Curriculum / Geoffrey Howson
95
8
Advanced Mathematics: Curricula and Student Performance / Geoffrey Howson
113
PART 3: FOCUS ON SCIENCE
9
Exploring Population 2 Students’ Ideas about Science / Marit Kjœrnsli, Carl Angell, and Svein Lie
v
127
vi
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10
Science Achievement: A Czech Perspective / Jana Paleckova and Jana Strakova
145
11
TIMSS Science Results For Hong Kong: an Ailing Dragon with a British Legacy / Nancy Law
157
12
Science Achievement: A Russian Perspective / Galina Kovalyova and Natalia Naidenova
177
13
TIMSS Science Results Seen from a Nordic Perspective / Marit Kjœrnsli and Svein Lie
193
PART 4: FOCUS ON CROSS-CURRICULAR ISSUES
14
Separating School, Classroom and Student Variances and their Relationship to Socio-Economic Status / Albert E. Beaton and Laura M. O’Dwyer
211
15
On the Relationship Between Mathematics and Science Achievement in the United States / Min Li, Richard J. Shavelson, Haggai Kuperintz and Maria Araceli Ruiz-Primo
233
16
Students’ Attitudes and Perceptions / Edward W. Kifer
251
17
Analyzing Gender Differences for High Achieving Students on TIMSS / Ina V. S. Mullis and Steven E. Stemler
277
18
Investigating Correlates of Mathematics and Science Literacy in the Final Year of Secondary School / Jesse L. M. Wilkins, Michalinos Zembylas, and Kenneth J. Travers
291
19
Indicators of ICT in Mathematics: Status and Covariation with Achievement Measures / Willem J. Pelgrum and Tjeerd Plomp
317
20
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