The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003 is the third comparison of mathematics and science achievement carried out since 1995 by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), an international organization of national research institutions and governmental research agencies. In 2003, some 46 countries participated in TIMSS, at either the fourth- or eighth-grade level, or both.
Highlights of the TIMSS 2003 results are presented on:
Mathematics and Science Achievement of Eighth-Graders in 2003
Comparisons of the mathematics and science achievement of eighth-graders in 2003 are made among the 45 participating countries.
- In 2003, U.S. eighth-graders exceeded the international average in mathematics and science. U.S. eighth-graders outperformed their peers in 25 countries in mathematics and 32 countries in science.
- Eighth-graders in the five Asian countries that outperformed U.S. eighth-graders in mathematics in 2003-Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, Korea, and Singapore-also outperformed U.S. eighth-graders in science in 2003, with eighth-graders in Estonia and Hungary performing better than U.S. students in mathematics and science as well.
Table 5 Average mathematics scale scores of eighth-grade students, by country: 2003
Table 6 Average science scale scores of eighth-grade students, by country: 2003
The full version of the report from which these findings are taken, Highlights from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003, is available for browsing or downloading. For the 1999 results click here. Additional reports are also available under Reports/Products.
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