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A C H I E V E M E N T S C O R E S C H A P T E R 6
Table 6.1
Descriptive Statistics for the International Mathematics Achievement Scores for
Population 1 (Variable: AIMATSCR)
Country
Mean
Lower Grade Upper Grade
Standard
Deviation
Minimum Maximum Mean Standard Minimum Maximum
Australia 483.82 90.1 172.95 798.72 546.69 91.7 166.48 875.19
Austria 487.02 82.9 209.90 764.08 559.25 78.8 281.67 804.63
Canada 469.45 78.2 208.37 738.88 532.13 83.7 235.42 811.92
Cyprus 430.42 77.4 99.75 724.48 502.42 86.4 182.30 786.59
Czech Republic 497.19 82.8 171.76 812.04 567.09 86.3 260.14 859.06
England 456.50 87.4 134.13 801.16 512.70 91.2 221.63 842.78
Greece 428.05 85.2 150.01 690.19 491.90 89.9 147.10 787.93
Hong Kong 523.95 72.5 199.78 740.00 586.64 79.0 215.81 837.71
Hungary 476.10 89.3 99.86 753.77 548.36 88.1 232.46 852.64
Iceland 410.11 67.2 198.48 651.12 473.75 72.3 230.84 737.05
Iran, Islamic Rep. 377.98 65.6 107.41 622.65 428.50 69.1 185.25 678.57
Ireland 475.77 81.0 230.00 719.64 549.94 85.3 247.73 786.11
Israel . . . . 531.40 84.6 249.70 832.55
Japan 537.91 75.3 182.47 767.02 596.83 81.2 307.27 869.28
Korea 560.90 70.2 304.21 798.87 610.70 73.9 313.10 871.17
Kuwait . . . . 400.16 66.8 170.31 679.28
Latvia (LSS) 463.29 80.9 200.57 766.15 525.38 84.9 224.30 851.19
Netherlands 492.88 64.9 231.78 688.67 576.66 70.5 339.47 839.41
New Zealand 439.53 82.3 125.33 690.97 498.72 89.6 137.19 822.00
Norway 421.30 71.5 161.52 656.86 501.87 74.1 217.24 717.43
Portugal 425.26 85.4 70.51 676.83 475.42 80.3 175.98 734.25
Scotland 458.03 79.5 183.19 745.03 520.41 89.4 198.64 844.11
Singapore 552.08 99.9 178.79 876.85 624.95 104.2 208.88 944.04
Slovenia 487.64 77.3 208.50 762.90 552.41 82.4 275.41 806.96
Thailand 444.32 71.2 175.21 657.46 490.19 69.5 260.72 693.78
United States 479.80 81.9 189.54 739.31 544.57 85.1 175.26 816.43
SOURCE: IEA Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 1994-95.
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