TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STUDY

2007

TIMSS Project Contact: Ina V.S. Mullis Michael O. Martin Co-Directors TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center

Media Contact: Patricia Delaney Director of Media Relations Boston College +1 617 552 3352 delaneyp@bc.edu

+1 617 552 1600timssandpirls.bc.edutimss@bc.edu or pirls@bc.edu

Mathematics and Science Achievement at the 4th Grade

Mathematics Achievement

Country AverageScale Score

Hong Kong SAR 607Singapore 599Chinese Taipei 576Japan 568Kazakhstan 549Russian Federation 544England 541Latvia 537Netherlands 535Lithuania 530United States 529Germany 525Denmark 523Australia 516Hungary 510Italy 507Austria 505Sweden 503Slovenia 502TIMSS Scale Average 500Armenia 500Slovak Republic 496Scotland 494New Zealand 492Czech Republic 486Norway 473Ukraine 469Georgia 438Iran, Islamic Rep. of 402Algeria 378Colombia 355Morocco 341El Salvador 330Tunisia 327Kuwait 316Qatar 296Yemen 224

Benchmarking ParticipantsMassachusetts, US 572Minnesota, US 554Quebec, Canada 519Ontario, Canada 512Alberta, Canada 505British Columbia, Canada 505Dubai, UAE 444

Science Achievement

Country AverageScale Score

Singapore 587Chinese Taipei 557Hong Kong SAR 554Japan 548Russian Federation 546Latvia 542England 542United States 539Hungary 536Italy 535Kazakhstan 533Germany 528Australia 527Slovak Republic 526Austria 526Sweden 525Netherlands 523Slovenia 518Denmark 517Czech Republic 515Lithuania 514New Zealand 504Scotland 500TIMSS Scale Average 500Armenia 484Norway 477Ukraine 474Iran, Islamic Rep. of 436Georgia 418Colombia 400El Salvador 390Algeria 354Kuwait 348Tunisia 318Morocco 297Qatar 294Yemen 197

Benchmarking ParticipantsMassachusetts, US 571Minnesota, US 551Alberta, Canada 543British Columbia, Canada 537Ontario, Canada 536Quebec, Canada 517Dubai, UAE 460

TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STUDY

2007

TIMSS Project Contact: Ina V.S. Mullis Michael O. Martin Co-Directors TIMSS & PIRLS International Study Center

Media Contact: Patricia Delaney Director of Media Relations Boston College +1 617 552 3352 delaneyp@bc.edu

+1 617 552 1600timssandpirls.bc.edutimss@bc.edu or pirls@bc.edu

Mathematics and Science Achievement at the 8th Grade

Science Achievement

Country AverageScale Score

Singapore 567Chinese Taipei 561Japan 554Korea, Rep. of 553England 542Hungary 539Czech Republic 539Slovenia 538Hong Kong SAR 530Russian Federation 530United States 520Lithuania 519Australia 515Sweden 511TIMSS Scale Average 500Scotland 496Italy 495Armenia 488Norway 487Ukraine 485Jordan 482Malaysia 471Thailand 471Serbia 470Bulgaria 470Israel 468Bahrain 467Bosnia and Herzegovina 466Romania 462Iran, Islamic Rep. of 459Malta 457Turkey 454Syrian Arab Republic 452Cyprus 452Tunisia 445Indonesia 427Oman 423Georgia 421Kuwait 418Colombia 417Lebanon 414Egypt 408Algeria 408Palestinian Nat'l Auth. 404Saudi Arabia 403El Salvador 387Botswana 355Qatar 319Ghana 303Morocco 402

Benchmarking ParticipantsMassachusetts, US 556Minnesota, US 539Ontario, Canada 526British Columbia, Canada 526Quebec, Canada 507Basque Country, Spain 498Dubai, UAE 489

Mathematics Achievement

Country AverageScale Score

Chinese Taipei 598Korea, Rep. of 597Singapore 593Hong Kong SAR 572Japan 570Hungary 517England 513Russian Federation 512United States 508Lithuania 506Czech Republic 504Slovenia 501TIMSS Scale Average 500Armenia 499Australia 496Sweden 491Malta 488Scotland 487Serbia 486Italy 480Malaysia 474Norway 469Cyprus 465Bulgaria 464Israel 463Ukraine 462Romania 461Bosnia and Herzegovina 456Lebanon 449Thailand 441Turkey 432Jordan 427Tunisia 420Georgia 410Iran, Islamic Rep. of 403Bahrain 398Indonesia 397Syrian Arab Republic 395Egypt 391Algeria 387Colombia 380Oman 372Palestinian Nat'l Auth. 367Botswana 364Kuwait 354El Salvador 340Saudi Arabia 329Ghana 309Qatar 307Morocco 381

Benchmarking ParticipantsMassachusetts, US 547Minnesota, US 532Quebec, Canada 528Ontario, Canada 517British Columbia, Canada 509Basque Country, Spain 499Dubai, UAE 461