ERIC Number: EJ1234474
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 16
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The Relationship between TIMSS Mathematics Achievements, Grades, and National Test Scores
Education Inquiry, v10 n4 p328-343 2019
The aim of this paper was to examine the relationship between Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) mathematics achievement and the two school achievement measures of grades and national test results in Sweden. A further aim was to examine the association of TIMSS mathematics achievement with different subgroups of students. The results show that there is a strong positive relationship between TIMSS mathematics achievement and national tests and obtained grades from both grade 6 and grade 9. Students from more educated homes performed better overall on TIMSS than those from less-educated homes, and the relationships between TIMSS and the school achievement measures were stronger for students from more educated home backgrounds. The school context and the students' background had an impact on the students' TIMSS result. The results have implications for how one should view the results from TIMSS as a measure of student mathematics achievement and thus how TIMSS results can be used in a national context.
Descriptors: Mathematics Achievement, Elementary Secondary Education, Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Tests, International Assessment, Grades (Scholastic), Scores, Test Results, Secondary School Students, Grade 6, Grade 9, Educational Background, Family Characteristics, National Competency Tests
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 6; Intermediate Grades; Middle Schools; Grade 9; High Schools; Junior High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Sweden
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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