TIMSS 2011 International Database

Get the TIMSS 2011 User Guide for the International Database.The TIMSS 2011 International Database is available to all individuals interested in the data collected and analyzed as part of TIMSS 2011. The aim is to support and promote the use of these data by researchers, analysts, and others interested in improving education. The database is available for download on this page. For the TIMSS 2011 fourth grade assessment, the database includes student achievement data as well as the student, parent, teacher, school, and curricular background data for the 52 participating countries and seven benchmarking entities. For the TIMSS 2011 eighth grade assessment, the database includes student achievement data as well as the student, teacher, school, and curricular background data for the 45 participating countries and 14 benchmarking entities. The student, parent, teacher, and school data files are in SAS and SPSS formats with programs and macros.

The entire database and its supporting documents are described in the TIMSS 2011 User Guide (Foy, Arora, & Stanco, 2013) and its four supplements. The data can be analyzed using the downloadable IEA IDB Analyzer, an application developed by the IEA Data Processing and Research Center to facilitate the analysis of the TIMSS and PIRLS data and datasets.

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TIMSS 2011 International Database Downloads

TIMSS 2011 International Database Downloads
User Guide TIMSS 2011 User Guide for the International Database (15MB)
  Supplement 1 - International Version of the TIMSS 2011 Background and Curriculum Questionnaires (25MB)
  Supplement 2 - National Adaptations of International Background Questionnaires (12MB)
  Supplement 3 - Variables Derived from the Student, Home, Teacher, and School Questionnaire Data (2MB)
  Supplement 4 - TIMSS 2011 Sampling Stratification Information (1MB)
Items TIMSS 2011 Released Items with Percent Correct Statistics - Fourth Grade (49MB)
  TIMSS 2011 Released Items with Percent Correct Statistics - Eighth Grade (63MB)
  TIMSS 2011 Item Information Tables (132KB)
  TIMSS 2011 IRT Item Parameters (183KB)
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SPSS Data T11_G4_SPSSData_pt1.zip (AAD-FIN 158MB)
T11_G4_SPSSData_pt2.zip (GEO-OMN 149MB)
  T11_G4_SPSSData_pt3.zip (POL-YEM 152MB)
  T11_G8_SPSSData_pt1.zip (AAD-FIN 614MB)
  T11_G8_SPSSData_pt2.zip (GEO-KOR 135MB)
  T11_G8_SPSSData_pt3.zip (LBN-SAU 150MB)
  T11_G8_SPSSData_pt4.zip (SGP-ZAF 138MB)
  SAS Data T11_G4_SASData_pt1.zip (AAD-FIN 160MB)
  T11_G4_SASData_pt2.zip (GEO-OMN 151MB)
  T11_G4_SASData_pt3.zip (POL-YEM 154MB)
  T11_G8_SASData_pt1.zip (AAD-FIN 145MB)
  T11_G8_SASData_pt2.zip (GEO-KOR 128MB)
  T11_G8_SASData_pt3.zip (LBN-SAU 141MB)
  T11_G8_SASData_pt4.zip (SGP-ZAF 131MB)
  Curriculum Data TIMSS 2011 Fourth Grade Curriculum Questionnaire Data (338KB)
  TIMSS 2011 Eighth Grade Curriculum Questionnaire Data (297KB)
  Codebooks TIMSS 2011 Fourth Grade Codebooks (2MB)
  TIMSS 2011 Eighth Grade Codebooks (2MB)
  Almanacs TIMSS 2011 Fourth Grade Almanacs (9MB)
  TIMSS 2011 Eighth Grade Almanacs (10MB)
  TCMA TIMSS 2011 Fourth Grade Test Curriculum Matching Analysis Data (199MB)
  TIMSS 2011 Eighth Grade Test Curriculum Matching Analysis Data (188MB)
  SAS and SPSS Programs (35KB)