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Delaney Director of Media Relations
Boston College
617-552-3352
TIMSS Project
Contact:
Michael O. Martin
Ina V.S. Mullis
Co-Directors International Study Center
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What:
The TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking Study enabled states and school districts
within the United States to participate in TIMSS 1999, also known as
TIMSS-Repeat or TIMSS-R. TIMSS 1999 enabled countries to evaluate their
mathematics and science programs in an international context. The results
from TIMSS 1999 which involved 38 countries including the United States
were released four months ago in December of last year.
Who:
Twenty-seven states, districts, and consortia of districts participated
in the TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking Study. They are:
| States |
Districts and Consortia |
Connecticut
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Texas |
Academy School District #20, Colorado Springs, CO
Chicago Public Schools, IL
Delaware Science Coalition, DE
First in the World Consortium, IL
Fremont/Lincoln/Westside Public Schools, NE
Guilford County, NC
Jersey City Public Schools, NJ
Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
Michigan Invitational Group, MI
Montgomery County, MD
Naperville Community Unit School District #203, IL
Project SMART Consortium, OH
Rochester City School District, NY
Southwest Pennsylvania Math and Science Collaborative, PA |
Why:
Participation in the TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking Study enabled states and
districts to assess the comparative international standing of their
eighth-grade students’ mathematics and science knowledge. The TIMSS
1999 Benchmarking Study also provides state and local policymakers with
rich information about strengths and weaknesses in performance, instructional
practices, teacher preparation, curriculum, students’ classroom
experiences, and school policies.
The TIMSS 1999 Benchmarking Study, supported by the National Center
for Education Statistics and the National Science Foundation, is a collaborative
effort between states, districts, and the TIMSS International Study
Center at Boston College's Lynch School of Education.
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