Trends in Year 5 Students' Mathematics and Science Achievement: Results from a New Zealand study based on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study

Executive Summary

This report summarises a New Zealand study based on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS-94) which involved mostly Year 5 students. Specifically, it provides comprehensive trend achievement information for Year 5 students in mathematics and science for two years - 1994 and 1998.

The focus of this report is on student achievement and their beliefs and attitudes towards mathematics and science, within a national context. This report is comprised of five sections:

• Chapter 1: presents a summary of the study design, key findings pertaining to New Zealand from TIMSS-94, and some technical information about sampling and the presentation of student achievement scores.
• Chapter 2: Year 5 studentsí mathematics achievement in 1998 is viewed in a national context with a focus on comparisons with their Year 5 counterparts in 1994.
• Chapter 3: Year 5 studentsí science achievement in 1998 is viewed in a national context with a focus on comparisons with their Year 5 counterparts in 1994.
• Chapter 4: a brief description of the demographics of Year 5 students involved in TIMSS-98 and a comparison with their Year 5 student counterparts in TIMSS-94 is presented. In addition, their aspirations, beliefs, and attitudes towards mathematics and science are examined within a New Zealand context.
• Chapter 5: a brief summary of the main findings highlighted in this report.

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Chapters as a PDF		File size:
	TIMSS-R Trends Year 5	[3.86 MB]
	TIMSS-R Trends Year5 : tables & overview	[205 KB]
	Timss-R Trends Year5 : chapter 1	[200 KB]
	TIMSS-R Trends Year5 : chapter 2	[444 KB]
	TIMSS-R Trends Year5 : chapter 3	[358 KB]
	TIMSS-R Trends Year5 : chapter 4	[413 KB]
	TIMSS-R Trends Year5 : chapter 5	[101 KB]
	TIMSS-R Trends Year5 : appendices A-D	[429 KB]
	TIMSS-R Trends Year5 : appendix E: technical notes	[119 KB]
	TIMSS-R Trends Year5 : references	[146 KB]

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See TIMSS 1998/1999 publication home page.