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  • Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, 2015

    Metadata Updated: February 7, 2023

    The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, 2015 (TIMSS 2015) is a data collection that is part of the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) program; program data are available since 1999 at . TIMSS 2015 (https://nces.ed.gov/timss/) is a cross-sectional study that provides international comparative information of the mathematics and science literacy of fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-grade students and examines factors that may be associated with the acquisition of math and science literacy in students. The study was conducted using direct assessments of students and questionnaires for students, teachers, and school administrators. Fourth-, eighth-, and twelfth-graders in the 2014–15 school year were sampled. Key statistics produced from TIMSS 2015 provide reliable and timely data on the mathematics and science achievement of U.S. students compared to that of students in other countries. Data are expected to be released in 2018.

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    Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date February 7, 2023

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from Education JSON

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Created Date November 10, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date February 7, 2023
    Publisher National Center for Education Statistics
    Maintainer
    Identifier NCES_2017002
    Data Last Modified 2016-11-29
    Public Access Level public
    Bureau Code 018:50
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    Harvest Source Title Education JSON
    Homepage URL https://nces.ed.gov/timss/
    Program Code 018:000
    Publisher Hierarchy U.S. Government > U.S. Department of Education > Institute of Education Sciences > National Center for Education Statistics
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    Source Hash 6ff46845aa47d269d9330c082a9e94a39cb22435
    Source Schema Version 1.1
    System of Records https://www2.ed.gov/notices/pai/pai-18-13-01.pdf

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