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| Table C.3.13b. | IEA: Percentage distribution and average achievement scores of eighth-grade students in general/integrated science as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of time students spend doing science homework (TSH) in a normal week and country: 2007 |
| Country, ordered by high TSH | High TSH | Medium TSH | Low TSH | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of students | Average achievement |
Percent of students | Average achievement |
Percent of students | Average achievement |
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| Percent | s.e. | Score | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Score | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Score | s.e. | ||||||
| International Avg. | 14 | 0.2 | 455 | 1.2 | 45 | 0.2 | 466 | 0.8 | 41 | 0.3 | 464 | 0.9 | |||||
| El Salvador | 33 | 1.2 | 395 | 3.2 | 50 | 0.9 | 386 | 3.3 | 17 | 1.0 | 389 | 4.6 | |||||
| Colombia | 30 | 1.3 | 419 | 4.3 | 50 | 1.0 | 420 | 3.6 | 21 | 1.2 | 411 | 5.4 | |||||
| Malaysia | 27 | 1.0 | 480 | 6.2 | 46 | 0.8 | 471 | 5.9 | 27 | 1.2 | 469 | 7.7 | |||||
| Egypt | 25 | 1.0 | 392 | 4.8 | 64 | 1.2 | 425 | 3.4 | 11 | 1.0 | 417 | 8.4 | |||||
| Ghana | 23 | 0.9 | 321 | 7.3 | 54 | 0.9 | 302 | 5.4 | 23 | 1.0 | 318 | 6.0 | |||||
| Jordan | 22 | 1.1 | 477 | 5.3 | 57 | 1.1 | 490 | 3.9 | 21 | 1.4 | 490 | 6.3 | |||||
| Singapore | 21 | 0.7 | 586 | 3.8 | 45 | 1.0 | 579 | 4.9 | 34 | 1.2 | 552 | 5.7 | |||||
| Thailand | 21 | 0.9 | 472 | 5.5 | 48 | 0.8 | 473 | 4.6 | 30 | 1.2 | 469 | 5.2 | |||||
| Turkey | 18 | 1.1 | 458 | 5.4 | 45 | 1.0 | 456 | 4.0 | 37 | 1.5 | 456 | 4.8 | |||||
| Palestinian Nat'l Auth. | 17 | 1.2 | 406 | 5.1 | 52 | 1.5 | 405 | 4.4 | 31 | 1.8 | 424 | 4.9 | |||||
| Botswana | 15 | 0.8 | 364 | 5.6 | 45 | 1.0 | 359 | 3.3 | 40 | 1.1 | 364 | 4.0 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 15 | 1.3 | 591 | 5.0 | 40 | 1.4 | 576 | 3.6 | 46 | 2.1 | 552 | 4.4 | |||||
| Qatar | 13 | 0.4 | 321 | 4.8 | 54 | 0.6 | 329 | 2.3 | 33 | 0.6 | 322 | 2.5 | |||||
| Norway | 11 | 0.9 | 486 | 3.3 | 43 | 1.3 | 488 | 2.4 | 45 | 1.8 | 492 | 3.1 | |||||
| Kuwait | 11 | 0.6 | 403 | 5.9 | 47 | 1.5 | 427 | 3.4 | 41 | 1.7 | 427 | 3.5 | |||||
| Italy | 11 | 0.7 | 485 | 5.4 | 42 | 1.2 | 496 | 4.3 | 47 | 1.3 | 501 | 2.8 | |||||
| Tunisia | 11 | 0.7 | 435 | 4.0 | 37 | 1.1 | 444 | 3.0 | 52 | 1.3 | 450 | 2.2 | |||||
| Bahrain | 11 | 0.6 | 465 | 5.0 | 50 | 1.0 | 470 | 2.3 | 39 | 1.0 | 477 | 3.0 | |||||
| Oman | 10 | 0.6 | 408 | 6.3 | 69 | 1.4 | 433 | 3.1 | 21 | 1.5 | 421 | 4.4 | |||||
| Israel | 10 | 0.7 | 456 | 9.4 | 40 | 1.3 | 465 | 5.9 | 50 | 1.3 | 490 | 4.3 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 0.6 | 384 | 8.7 | 61 | 1.4 | 414 | 2.8 | 30 | 1.6 | 403 | 4.3 | |||||
| United States | 9 | 0.7 | 503 | 5.4 | 41 | 1.3 | 526 | 3.1 | 50 | 1.5 | 524 | 3.4 | |||||
| Hong Kong SAR | 8 | 0.8 | 523 | 7.3 | 43 | 1.4 | 540 | 4.7 | 48 | 1.6 | 531 | 5.7 | |||||
| Iran, Islamic Rep. of | 8 | 0.7 | 476 | 8.6 | 45 | 1.4 | 462 | 3.9 | 47 | 1.5 | 454 | 4.0 | |||||
| England | 7 | 0.9 | 588 | 8.6 | 31 | 1.1 | 558 | 5.0 | 62 | 1.4 | 536 | 4.7 | |||||
| Australia | 6 | 0.6 | 539 | 8.9 | 32 | 1.1 | 529 | 4.3 | 62 | 1.4 | 511 | 4.1 | |||||
| Korea, Rep. of | 2 | 0.4 | ‡ | † | 20 | 1.4 | 556 | 3.6 | 77 | 1.6 | 556 | 2.2 | |||||
| Scotland | 2 | 0.3 | ‡ | † | 22 | 0.9 | 500 | 4.2 | 76 | 1.0 | 500 | 3.5 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | 0.2 | ‡ | † | 20 | 1.1 | 550 | 3.7 | 79 | 1.2 | 558 | 2.1 | |||||
| Benchmarking Participants | |||||||||||||||||
| British Columbia, Canada | 27 | 1.3 | 523 | 3.7 | 46 | 1.2 | 529 | 3.2 | 27 | 1.7 | 533 | 4.2 | |||||
| Dubai, UAE1 | 20 | 1.1 | 509 | 5.4 | 41 | 1.7 | 501 | 3.5 | 39 | 1.8 | 482 | 4.6 | |||||
| Basque Country, Spain | 15 | 1.5 | 491 | 5.4 | 44 | 2.0 | 499 | 3.7 | 40 | 2.3 | 502 | 3.7 | |||||
| Massachusetts, US | 13 | 1.8 | 546 | 8.1 | 52 | 3.2 | 564 | 6.0 | 35 | 4.3 | 552 | 6.6 | |||||
| Minnesota, US | 12 | 2.3 | 526 | 8.1 | 45 | 2.3 | 540 | 5.7 | 43 | 3.3 | 543 | 4.9 | |||||
| Ontario, Canada | 8 | 0.9 | 526 | 9.2 | 37 | 1.7 | 534 | 4.1 | 55 | 2.1 | 526 | 4.2 | |||||
| Quebec, Canada | 3 | 0.4 | 511 | 10.0 | 20 | 1.1 | 519 | 5.5 | 77 | 1.3 | 508 | 2.7 | |||||
| † Not applicable. | |||||||||||||||||
| ‡ Reporting standards not met. Data are insufficient to report achievement | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 Data are available for at least 70 percent but less than 85 percent of students. | |||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Index of time students spend doing science homework (TSH) based on students’ reports on the frequency of science homework they are given and the amount of time they spend on that homework. High level indicates science homework assigned at least 3 or 4 times a week and students spend more than 30 minutes on that homework. Low level indicates science homework assigned no more than twice a week and students spend no more than 30 minutes on that homework. Medium level includes all other possible combinations of responses. Standard error is noted by s.e. | |||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: Data from the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2007. Mullis, I.V.S., Martin, M.O., and Foy, P. (2008). TIMSS 2007 International Science Report: Findings from IEA's Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study at the Fourth and Eighth Grades, exhibit 4.7. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College. | |||||||||||||||||
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