APPENDIX D
COMPARISONS OF EACH NAEP STATE AND JURISDICTION WITH THE TIMSS
NATIONS FOR GRADE 8 SCIENCE
(Part 2 of 3: Indiana—Montana)
This appendix presents one-page profiles for each state and jurisdiction
participating in grade 8 science in alphabetical order. Each page
presents a table displaying how the state or jurisdiction would
perform in comparison to the 41 nations that took TIMSS science
at grade 8. Each table indicates whether the actual scores of
the participating TIMSS nations are significantly higher than,
not significantly different from, or significantly lower than
the estimated average performance of the public school students
in the state or jurisdiction. The significance of the difference
of the estimated mean of the given jurisdiction and the actual
means of the TIMSS countries are based on a Bonferroni multiple
comparisons procedure that holds to 5 percent the probability
of erroneously declaring any of the country means significantly
different from the chosen jurisdiction's predicted mean.
A second profile is presented for the state of Minnesota in addition
to the profile for the estimated average performance. Because
actual TIMSS results for Minnesota's public school students are available,
these are compared with the results of the 41 nations who participated
in TIMSS for grade 8 science.
Readers of these profiles are reminded that the state's or jurisdiction's
TIMSS performance in grade 8 science is estimated from its NAEP score, using the linking function, and must therefore
be interpreted with caution. Furthermore, the calculations for
the 1996 NAEP scores and 1995 TIMSS scores for the participating
states, jurisdictions, and nations are based on samples of the
student populations, not entire student populations. Hence, estimates
are imprecise.
The SOLE purpose of these profiles is to allow the comparison
of predicted TIMSS performances for individual states with the
actual TIMSS performances of individual countries. It is NOT appropriate
to use these profiles to compare performances between states or
between countries. Accordingly, the profiles for the states and
jurisdictions participating in NAEP grade 8 science are arranged
in alphabetical order. The proper between-state comparisons are
provided in the NAEP reports (O'Sullivan, Reese, and Mazzeo 1997),
while the proper between country comparisons are provided in the
TIMSS reports (Beaton, Martin, et al., 1997).
Comparisons of Estimated TIMSS Scores from Public School NAEP
Data for States and Jurisdictions with Actual TIMSS Scores for
Nations: Grade 8 Science States (1996), Nations (1995)
State/Jurisdiction: Indiana
If the public school students in Indiana participated in TIMSS,
how would their average performance in science compare to that
of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Indiana
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Not significantly different
from Indiana
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Lower than Indiana
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Czech Republic
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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Japan
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(Austria)
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(Colombia)
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Singapore
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Belgium—Flemish
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Cyprus
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(Bulgaria)
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(Denmark)
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Canada
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France
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(England)
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(Greece)
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(Germany)
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Iceland
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Hong Kong
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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Hungary
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(Kuwait)
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Ireland
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(Latvia—LSS)
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(Israel)
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(Lithuania)
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Korea
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Portugal
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(Netherlands)
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(Romania)
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New Zealand
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(Scotland)
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Norway
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(South Africa)
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Russian Federation
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Spain
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Slovak Republic
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(Slovenia)
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Sweden
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(Switzerland)
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(Thailand)
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United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: (Iowa)
If the public school students in Iowa participated in TIMSS, how
would their average performance in science compare to that of
students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Iowa
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Not significantly different
from Iowa
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Lower than Iowa
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Singapore
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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(Austria)
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Canada
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(Bulgaria)
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(Colombia)
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(Netherlands)
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Cyprus
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(Slovenia)
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(Denmark)
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Belgium—Flemish
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France
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Czech Republic
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(Germany)
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(England)
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(Greece)
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Hungary
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Hong Kong
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Ireland
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Iceland
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Japan
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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Korea
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(Israel)
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Russian Federation
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(Kuwait)
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Slovak Republic
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(Latvia—LSS)
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(Lithuania)
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New Zealand
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Norway
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Portugal
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(Romania)
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(South Africa)
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Spain
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Sweden
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(Switzerland)
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(Thailand)
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United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: Kentucky
If the public school students in Kentucky participated in TIMSS,
how would their average performance in science compare to that
of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Kentucky
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Not significantly different
from Kentucky
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Lower than Kentucky
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(Austria)
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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(Bulgaria)
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Belgium—Flemish
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(Colombia)
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Czech Republic
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Canada
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Cyprus
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Japan
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(England)
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(Denmark)
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Korea
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(Germany)
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France
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(Netherlands)
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Hong Kong
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(Greece)
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Singapore
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Hungary
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Iceland
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(Slovenia)
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Ireland
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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(Israel)
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(Kuwait)
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New Zealand
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(Latvia—LSS)
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Norway
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(Lithuania)
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Russian Federation
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Portugal
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(Scotland)
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(Romania)
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Slovak Republic
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(South Africa)
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Spain
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Sweden
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(Switzerland)
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(Thailand)
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United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: Louisiana
If the public school students in Louisiana participated in TIMSS,
how would their average performance in science compare to that
of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Louisiana
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Not significantly different
from Louisiana
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Lower than Louisiana
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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(Colombia)
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(Austria)
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Cyprus
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(Kuwait)
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Belgium—Flemish
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(Denmark)
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(South Africa)
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(Bulgaria)
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France
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Canada
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(Greece)
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Czech Republic
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Iceland
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(England)
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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(Germany)
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(Latvia—LSS)
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Hong Kong
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(Lithuania)
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Hungary
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Portugal
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Ireland
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(Romania)
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(Israel)
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Japan
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Korea
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New Zealand
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Norway
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Russian Federation
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(Scotland)
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Singapore
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Slovak Republic
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(Slovenia)
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Spain
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Sweden
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(Switzerland)
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(Thailand)
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United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: Maine
If the public school students in Maine participated in TIMSS,
how would their average performance in science compare to that
of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Maine
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Not significantly different
from Maine
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Lower than Maine
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Singapore
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(Austria)
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(Australia)
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(Bulgaria)
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Belgium—Flemish
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Czech Republic
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(Belgium—French)
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(England)
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Canada
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Japan
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(Colombia)
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Korea
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Cyprus
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(Netherlands)
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(Denmark)
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(Slovenia)
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France
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(Germany)
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(Greece)
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Hong Kong
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Hungary
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Iceland
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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Ireland
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(Israel)
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(Kuwait)
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(Latvia—LSS)
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(Lithuania)
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New Zealand
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Norway
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Portugal
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(Romania)
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Russian Federation
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(Scotland)
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Slovak Republic
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(South Africa)
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Spain
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Sweden
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(Thailand)
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United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: (Maryland)
If the public school students in Maryland participated in TIMSS,
how would their average performance in science compare to that
of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Maryland
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Not significantly different
from Maryland
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Lower than Maryland
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(Austria)
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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(Bulgaria)
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Belgium—Flemish
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(Colombia)
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Czech Republic
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Canada
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Cyprus
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(England)
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France
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(Denmark)
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Hungary
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(Germany)
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Iceland
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Japan
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(Greece)
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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Korea
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Hong Kong
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(Kuwait)
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(Netherlands)
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Ireland
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(Latvia—LSS)
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Singapore
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(Israel)
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(Lithuania)
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(Slovenia)
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New Zealand
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Portugal
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Norway
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(Romania)
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Russian Federation
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(South Africa)
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(Scotland)
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Slovak Republic
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Spain
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Sweden
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(Switzerland)
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(Thailand)
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United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: Massachusetts
If the public school students in Massachusetts participated in
TIMSS, how would their average performance in science compare
to that of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade
8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Massachusetts
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Not significantly different
from Massachusetts
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Lower than Massachusetts
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Singapore
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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(Austria)
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Canada
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Belgium—Flemish
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(Colombia)
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(Bulgaria)
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Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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(Denmark)
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(England)
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France
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(Germany)
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(Greece)
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Hungary
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Hong Kong
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Ireland
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Iceland
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Japan
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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Korea
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(Israel)
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(Netherlands)
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(Kuwait)
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Russian Federation
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(Latvia—LSS)
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Slovak Republic
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(Lithuania)
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(Slovenia)
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New Zealand
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Sweden
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Norway
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United States (average)
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Portugal
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(Romania)
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(Scotland)
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(South Africa)
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Spain
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(Switzerland)
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(Thailand)
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State/Jurisdiction: (Michigan)
If the public school students in Michigan participated in TIMSS,
how would their average performance in science compare to that
of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Michigan
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Not significantly different
from Michigan
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Lower than Michigan
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Czech Republic
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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Singapore
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(Austria)
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(Colombia)
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Belgium—Flemish
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Cyprus
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(Bulgaria)
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(Denmark)
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Canada
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France
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(England)
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(Greece)
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(Germany)
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Iceland
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Hong Kong
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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Hungary
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(Kuwait)
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Ireland
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(Latvia—LSS)
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(Israel)
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(Lithuania)
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Japan
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Portugal
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Korea
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(Romania)
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(Netherlands)
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(Scotland)
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New Zealand
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(South Africa)
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Norway
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Spain
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Russian Federation
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Slovak Republic
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(Slovenia)
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Sweden
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(Switzerland)
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(Thailand)
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United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: Minnesota
If the public school students in Minnesota participated in TIMSS,
how would their average performance in science compare to that
of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Minnesota
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Not significantly different
from Minnesota
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Lower than Minnesota
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Singapore
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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(Austria)
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Canada
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Belgium—Flemish
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(Colombia)
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(Bulgaria)
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Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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(Denmark)
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(England)
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France
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Hungary
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(Germany)
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Ireland
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(Greece)
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Japan
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Hong Kong
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Korea
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Iceland
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(Netherlands)
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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Russian Federation
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(Israel)
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Slovak Republic
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(Kuwait)
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(Slovenia)
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(Latvia—LSS)
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(Lithuania)
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New Zealand
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Norway
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Portugal
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(Romania)
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(Scotland)
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(South Africa)
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Spain
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Sweden
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(Thailand)
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United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: Minnesota*
How did the public school students in Minnesota perform in grade
8 science in comparison to the students in the 41 nations that
participated in TIMSS?
Nations whose performance was:
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Higher than Minnesota
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Not significantly different
from Minnesota
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Lower than Minnesota
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Singapore
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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(Austria)
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Canada
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Belgium—Flemish
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(Colombia)
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(Bulgaria)
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Cyprus
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Czech Republic
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(Denmark)
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(England)
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France
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Hungary
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(Germany)
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Japan
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(Greece)
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Korea
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Hong Kong
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(Netherlands)
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Iceland
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Slovak Republic
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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(Slovenia)
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Ireland
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(Israel)
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(Kuwait)
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(Latvia—LSS)
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(Lithuania)
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New Zealand
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Norway
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Portugal
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(Romania)
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Russian Federation
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(Scotland)
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(South Africa)
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Spain
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Sweden
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(Switzerland)
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(Thailand)
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United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: Mississippi
If the public school students in Mississippi participated in TIMSS,
how would their average performance in science compare to that
of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Mississippi
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Not significantly different
from Mississippi
|
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Lower than Mississippi
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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(Colombia)
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(Austria)
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Cyprus
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(Kuwait)
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Belgium—Flemish
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(Denmark)
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(South Africa)
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(Bulgaria)
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France
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Canada
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(Greece)
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Czech Republic
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Iceland
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(England)
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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(Germany)
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(Latvia—LSS)
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Hong Kong
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(Lithuania)
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Hungary
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Portugal
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Ireland
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(Romania)
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(Israel)
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Japan
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Korea
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(Netherlands)
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New Zealand
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Norway
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Russian Federation
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(Scotland)
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Singapore
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Slovak Republic
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(Slovenia)
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Spain
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Sweden
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(Switzerland)
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(Thailand)
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United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: Missouri
If the public school students in Missouri participated in TIMSS,
how would their average performance in science compare to that
of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
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Higher than Missouri
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Not significantly different
from Missouri
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Lower than Missouri
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Czech Republic
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(Australia)
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(Belgium—French)
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Japan
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(Austria)
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(Colombia)
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Korea
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Belgium—Flemish
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Cyprus
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Singapore
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(Bulgaria)
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(Denmark)
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Canada
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France
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(England)
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(Greece)
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(Germany)
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Iceland
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Hong Kong
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Iran, Islamic Republic
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Hungary
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(Kuwait)
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Ireland
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(Latvia—LSS)
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(Israel)
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(Lithuania)
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(Netherlands)
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Portugal
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New Zealand
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(Romania)
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Norway
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(South Africa)
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Russian Federation
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(Scotland)
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Slovak Republic
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(Slovenia)
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Spain
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Sweden
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(Switzerland)
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(Thailand)
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|
United States (average)
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State/Jurisdiction: (Montana)
If the public school students in Montana participated in TIMSS,
how would their average performance in science compare to that
of students in the 41 nations that took TIMSS at grade 8?
Nations whose performance is expected to be:
|
Higher than Montana
|
|
Not significantly different
from Montana
|
|
Lower than Montana
|
|
|
|
|
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|
Singapore
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(Austria)
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(Australia)
|
| |
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Belgium—Flemish
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(Belgium—French)
|
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(Bulgaria)
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Canada
|
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Czech Republic
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(Colombia)
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(England)
|
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Cyprus
|
| |
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Hungary
|
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(Denmark)
|
| |
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Japan
|
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France
|
| |
|
Korea
|
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(Germany)
|
| |
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(Netherlands)
|
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(Greece)
|
| |
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(Slovenia)
|
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Hong Kong
|
| |
|
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Iceland
|
| |
|
|
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Iran, Islamic Republic
|
| |
|
|
|
Ireland
|
| |
|
|
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(Israel)
|
| |
|
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(Kuwait)
|
| |
|
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(Latvia—LSS)
|
| |
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(Lithuania)
|
| |
|
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New Zealand
|
| |
|
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Norway
|
| |
|
|
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Portugal
|
| |
|
|
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(Romania)
|
| |
|
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Russian Federation
|
| |
|
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(Scotland)
|
| |
|
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Slovak Republic
|
| |
|
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(South Africa)
|
| |
|
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Spain
|
| |
|
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Sweden
|
| |
|
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(Switzerland)
|
| |
|
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(Thailand)
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|
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|
United States (average)
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(Jurisdiction) indicates that the nation, state, or jurisdiction
did not satisfy one or more of the sample participation guidelines.
Latvia-LSS: Latvian-speaking schools only
SOURCE: IEA Third International Mathematics and Science Study
(TIMSS), 1994-1995, and the National Assessment of Educational
Progress (NAEP), 1996.
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