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Comparing key features of TIMSS and U.S. state assessments
A guide for education leaders and policymakers
Dalton, B. W., Olivarez-Durden, S., & Herget, D. R. (2022). Comparing key features of TIMSS and U.S. state assessments: A guide for education leaders and policymakers. US Department of Education.
This guide compares common features of U.S. state assessments and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), an internationally comparable assessment of mathematics and science achievement. Administered to fourth- and eighth-graders worldwide since 1995, TIMSS provides countries a means of monitoring the performance of their education systems over time and in a global context. States regularly assess their fourth- and eighth-graders in mathematics and science. The guide presents an overview of the TIMSS frameworks, a comparison of the TIMSS frameworks to frameworks commonly adopted or adapted by states in mathematics (Common Core State Standards for Mathematics) and science (Next Generation Science Standards), and a discussion of how TIMSS differs from state assessments in its goals, target populations, and methodology generally. This guide is intended to be an introduction to TIMSS with the perspective of state and district educators and leaders in mind.
