Comments on: Obama & Education http://data360.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/obama-education/ More Certitude, Less Spin Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Patsy Wang-Iverson http://data360.wordpress.com/2008/07/12/obama-education/#comment-4023 Patsy Wang-Iverson Sun, 13 Jul 2008 03:06:00 +0000 http://data360.wordpress.com/?p=201#comment-4023 The data quoted come from TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study) 1995. In 1999, TIMSS-R was conducted at grade 8 only. In 2003, the T was changed to Trends, as the study will be conducted every four years. TIMSS2007 data will be released December 2008. TIMSS is more than a horserace; there are far richer data from the studies than just the rankings. Because the number and composition of countries have changed from year to year, it is not valid to look only at ranking. For all the reports, go to www.timss.org Best regards, Patsy Wang-Iverson The data quoted come from TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study) 1995. In 1999, TIMSS-R was conducted at grade 8 only. In 2003, the T was changed to Trends, as the study will be conducted every four years. TIMSS2007 data will be released December 2008.

TIMSS is more than a horserace; there are far richer data from the studies than just the rankings. Because the number and composition of countries have changed from year to year, it is not valid to look only at ranking.

For all the reports, go to http://www.timss.org

Best regards,

Patsy Wang-Iverson

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