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Gonzales, Patrick; Guzman, Juan Carlos; Partelow, Lisette; Pahlke, Erin; Jocelyn, Leslie; Kastberg, David; Williams, Trevor – US Department of Education, 2004
This report presents results for countries that participated in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003. In 2003, TIMSS was conducted at grades four and eight. This summary highlights initial findings on the performance of U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students relative to their peers in other countries on the TIMSS…
Descriptors: Educational Trends, Mathematics Achievement, Academic Achievement, Science Achievement
Lemke, Mariann; Sen, Anindita; Pahlke, Erin; Partelow, Lisette; Miller, David; Williams, Trevor; Kastberg, David; Jocelyn, Leslie – US Department of Education, 2004
This report provides key findings from the 2003 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). The report focuses on the performance of U.S. 15-year-olds in the two major areas assessed in 2003, mathematics literacy and problem solving, compared to their peers in 38 other countries. Information about achievement in reading literacy and…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Literacy, Scientific Literacy, Achievement Gains
Lemke, Mariann; Sen, Anindita; Pahlke, Erin; Partelow, Lisette; Miller, David; Williams, Trevor; Kastberg, David; Jocelyn, Leslie – US Department of Education, 2004
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a system of international assessments that measures 15-year-olds? capabilities in reading literacy, mathematics literacy, and science literacy every 3 years. PISA was first implemented in 2000 and is carried out by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), an…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Literacy, Problem Solving, Academic Achievement
Sen, Anindita; Partelow, Lisette A.; Miller, David C. – US Department of Education, 2005
Since the 1960s, the United States has participated actively in international projects that are designed to provide key information about the performance of the U.S. education system compared to other countries. These projects include the Indicators of National Education Systems (INES) at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Educational Trends, Educational Indicators
Dossey, John A.; McCrone, Sharon S.; O'Sullivan, Christine – US Department of Education, 2006
In 2003, the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) included a special focus on problem-solving. This report reviews the problem-solving aspects of each study in order to compare and contrast the nature of problem solving in each assessment. The report's authors develop…
Descriptors: Problem Solving, Mathematics Achievement, Achievement Tests, Comparative Analysis