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Supplement 1 - TIMSS and PIRLS Home - Boston College

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SecTIOn 5: FOurTH grade – currIculuM QueSTIOnnaIre<br />

<strong>TIMSS</strong> & <strong>PIRLS</strong> 2011 Curriculum Questionnaire<br />

7. How much emphasis does the national science curriculum place on the following?<br />

Refers to the national curriculum that covers science instruction at the fourth<br />

grade of primary/elementary schooling for the majority of students. If you do not<br />

have a national curriculum, please summarize for your state or provincial<br />

curricula.<br />

a) Knowing basic science facts <strong>and</strong><br />

principles-------------------------------b)<br />

Applying science in real-life<br />

contexts--------------------------------c)<br />

Providing explanations or<br />

justifications about what is being<br />

studied---------------------------------d)<br />

Designing <strong>and</strong> planning experiments<br />

or investigations-----------------------e)<br />

Conducting experiments or<br />

investigations---------------------------<br />

Comments:<br />

None<br />

Check one circle for each line.<br />

Very<br />

Little<br />

Some A lot<br />

A A A A<br />

A A A A<br />

A A A A<br />

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<strong>TIMSS</strong> 2011 uSer guIde FOr THe InTernaTIOnal daTabaSe<br />

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