Science - Trends in Year 5 science achievement 1994 to 2006
This report describes the science achievement of Year 5 students in TIMSS 2006/07. Trends in New Zealand’s achievement over the 12 years from 1994 to 2006 are examined, along with comparisons with other countries. Analyses of achievement by sub-groupings (such as gender and ethnicity) and background information are also presented. It was originally published in December 2008 and revised in September 2009 due to the mislabelling of the content domains knowing and applying. The current version rectifies this error.
Author: Robyn Caygill [Ministry of Education]Date Published: December 2008
Revised Version: September 2009
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- Overview of TIMSS
- Acknowledgements
- Key findings
- Introduction
- Trends in New Zealand science achievement 1994 to 2006
- New Zealand science achievement in 2006 and in an international context
- TIMSS and the New Zealand science curriculum
- Science achievement by gender
- Science achievement by ethnicity
- Science achievement by socio-economic status and home educational resources
- Student attitudes
- Discussion of interactions
- Conclusion
- References
- Definitions and technical notes
- Erratum
Acknowledgements
TIMSS is a collaborative effort internationally and nationally. There are many people that have been involved and it is not possible to thank all of them individually here. However, there are a few key people that I would like to acknowledge.
This study was made possible by the cooperation of the schools, teachers, and students that participated. Thanks to these participants, large amounts of data have been collected about the teaching and learning of New Zealand Year 5 students.
Thanks also to the many members of the Research Division, and also to those from the wider ministry, that have contributed to the successful collection of data for TIMSS, particularly Kate Lang. Special thanks are also extended to Megan Chamberlain and Ian Schagen for their help with the technical aspects of analysing the data.
Finally thanks to those that contributed to this publication by reviewing, editing and publishing this report. In particular, thanks to Sarah Kirkham for her support in getting this report written.