Figure 9-2. Average scores of fourth-grade students in mathematics and science, by content domain and country: 2011
1 The number content domain includes place value, ways of representing numbers, and the relationships between numbers.
2 The geometric shapes and measures content domain includes properties of geometric figures, such as lengths of sides, sizes of angles, areas, and volumes.
3 The data display content domain includes reading and interpreting displays of data.
4 The life science content domain includes the characteristics of the life processes of living things, the relationships between them, and their interaction with the environment.
5 The physical science content domain includes concepts related to matter and energy and covers topics in the areas of both chemistry and physics.
6 The Earth science content domain is concerned with the study of Earth and its place in the solar system.
NOTE: Shown are the scores for three TIMSS mathematics content domains (number, geometric shapes and measures, and data display) and three TIMSS science content domains (life science, physical science, and Earth science). Each TIMSS fourth-grade assessment item is classified into one of these six content domains. Canada, France, and Indonesia did not participate in TIMSS
2011 at the fourth grade.
SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2011.