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Tables and Figures
Table 1.1 Countries Participating in TIMSS at Population 1 and 2 (Data Included in Database) ........ 1-2
Figure 2.1 The Major Categories of the TIMSS Curriculum Frameworks .............................................. 2-2
Table 2.1 Mathematics and Science Content Area Reporting Categories ........................................... 2-3
Table 2.2 Distribution of Item Types Across Clusters – Population 1.................................................... 2-5
Table 2.3 Ordering of Item Clusters Within Population 1 Booklets ...................................................... 2-6
Table 2.4 Distribution of Item Types Across Clusters – Population 2.................................................... 2-7
Table 2.5 Ordering of Clusters Within Population 2 Booklets .............................................................. 2-8
Table 2.6 Assignment of Performance Assessment Tasks to Stations..................................................... 2-9
Table 2.7 Assignment of Students to Stations in the Performance Assessment ..................................... 2-9
Table 2.8 Countries Administering the Specialized and Non-Specialized Versions of the
Population 2 Student Questionnaire................................................................................... 2-11
Table 3.1 Grades Tested in TIMSS – Population 1 .............................................................................. 3-2
Table 3.2 Grades Tested in TIMSS – Population 2 .............................................................................. 3-3
Figure 3.1 Relationship Between the Desired Populations and Exclusions ............................................. 3-4
Figure 3.2 Countries Grouped for Reporting of Achievement According to Compliance with
Guidelines for Sample Implementation and Participation Rates –
Population 1 Written Assessment .......................................................................................... 3-9
Figure 3.3 Countries Grouped for Reporting of Achievement According to Compliance with
Guidelines for Sample Implementation and Participation Rates –
Population 2 Written Assessment ........................................................................................ 3-10
Figure 3.4 Countries Grouped for Reporting of Achievement According to Compliance with
Guidelines for Sample Implementation and Participation Rates –
Performance Assessment ..................................................................................................... 3-11
Table 3.3 Sample Information for TIMSS Population 1 Countries....................................................... 3-12
Table 3.4 Sample Information for TIMSS Population 2 Countries....................................................... 3-13
Figure 4.1 Example Coding Guide for Short-Answer Mathematics Item ................................................ 4-3
Figure 4.2 Example Coding Guide for Extended-Response Mathematics Item....................................... 4-4
Table 4.1 TIMSS Within-Country Free-Response Coding Reliability Data ............................................. 4-6
Table 4.2 List of Deleted Cognitive Items.............................................................................................. 4-8
Table 6.1 Descriptive Statistics for the International Mathematics Achievement Scores for
Table 6.2
Population 1 (Variable: AIMATSCR) ..................................................................................... 6-5
Descriptive Statistics for the International Science Achievement Scores for
Population 1 (Variable: AISCISCR)....................................................................................... 6-6
Table 6.3 Descriptive Statistics for the International Mathematics Achievement Scores for
Population 2 (Variable: BIMATSCR) ..................................................................................... 6-7
Table 6.4 Descriptive Statistics for the International Science Achievement Scores for
Population 2 (Variable: BISCISCR) ....................................................................................... 6-8
Table 7.1 TIMSS Population 1 and Population 2 Data Files ................................................................. 7-2
Table 7.2 Country Identification and Inclusion Status in Population 1 and Population 2 Data Files..... 7-3
Table 7.3 Background Questionnaire Item Field Location Format Conventions .................................. 7-11
Table 7.4 International Background Variable Naming Conventions................................................... 7-12
Table 7.5 International Report Table/Figure Location Reference Definition for Derived Variables .... 7-13
Table 7.6 Variable Name Definitions for the Written Assessment and Performance
Assessment Items ................................................................................................................ 7-17
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