TIMSS (Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study) 2018/19 Publications
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The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) measures trends in mathematics and science achievement at the fourth and eighth grades (Years 5 and 9 in New Zealand) as well as monitoring curricular implementation and identifying the most effective instructional practices from around the world. This is the seventh cycle of TIMSS. It was conducted in 2018 for Year 5 students and 2019 for Year 9 students in New Zealand and 2018 in other Southern Hemisphere countries and in 2019 in Northern Hemisphere countries. Hence it is referred to as TIMSS 2018/19 in New Zealand. New Zealand is one of over 60 countries and benchmarking participants that took part in this cycle.
Author(s): Various
Date Published: Various
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Career aspirations in STEM: Gender differences and similarities at Year 9
New Zealand’s TIMSS 2019 data is used to investigate Year 9 students’ aspirations to pursue a career in a STEM-related field. It was inspired by the release of Missing out on half of the world’s potential: Fewer female than male…
Author(s): Emel Okur Berberoglu and Megan Chamberlain
Date Published: December 2022
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Which angle is a right angle? Year 5 students' strengths and weaknesses on mathematics questions
The analysis presented in this paper supplements other evidence on the current state of mathematics and how we can make mathematics education better.…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2022
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What is the value of y? Year 9 students' strengths and weaknesses on mathematics questions
With increasing evidence of a New Zealand decline in mathematics and statistics achievement across multiple studies since 2000, the focus of this paper is mathematics learning and the factors that contribute (May, 2019; Rendall, Medina, Sutcliffe & Marshall, 2020).…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2022
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TIMSS 2018/19: Mathematics Year 5
This report describes the mathematics achievement of Year 5 students in TIMSS 2018/19. Analyses of achievement by sub-groupings (such as gender and ethnicity) and background information are also presented and comparisons are made with New Zealand across cycles and also…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2020
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TIMSS 2018/19: Science Year 5
This report describes the science achievement of Year 5 students in TIMSS 2018/19. Analyses of achievement by sub-groupings (such as gender and ethnicity) and background information are also presented and comparisons are made with New Zealand across cycles and also…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2020
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TIMSS 2018/19: Mathematics Year 9
This report describes the mathematics achievement of Year 9 students in TIMSS 2018/19. Analyses of achievement by sub-groupings (such as gender and ethnicity) and background information are also presented and comparisons are made with New Zealand across cycles and also…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: December 2020
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TIMSS 2018/19: Science Year 9
This report describes the science achievement of Year 9 students in TIMSS 2018/19. Analyses of achievement by sub-groupings (such as gender and ethnicity) and background information are also presented and comparisons are made with New Zealand across cycles and also…
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education.
Date Published: December 2020
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