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Table C.1.10b. | IEA: Percentage distribution and average science achievement of eighth-grade students as reported in TIMSS, by the Index of science teachers' perception of safety in school (TPSS) and country: 2007 |
Country, ordered by high TPSS | High TPSS | Medium TPSS | Low TPSS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2007 percent of students |
Average achievement |
Difference in percent from 2003 |
2007 percent of students |
Average achievement |
Difference in percent from 2003 |
2007 percent of students |
Average achievement |
Difference in percent from 2003 |
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Percent | s.e. | Score | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Score | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | Score | s.e. | Percent | s.e. | |||||||||||||||||
International Avg. | 76 | 0.4 | 469 | 0.6 | — | † | 18 | 0.4 | 457 | 1.3 | — | † | 6 | 0.2 | 441 | 2.3 | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Norway | 94 | 1.6 | 487 | 2.2 | 13 | 3.3 | ∆ | 5 | ! | 1.5 | 480 | 9.0 | -13 | 3.2 | ▼ | 1 | # | ‡ | † | 1 | # | |||||||||||||
Singapore | 94 | 1.2 | 568 | 4.8 | ‡ | † | 6 | 1.1 | 557 | 16.0 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong SAR | 92 | 2.7 | 529 | 5.1 | ‡ | † | 7 | ! | 2.6 | 540 | 23.6 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||||
Hungary | 91 | 1.6 | 539 | 3.0 | 7 | ! | 2.7 | ∆ | 8 | 1.3 | 543 | 10.0 | -6 | ! | 2.4 | ▼ | 2 | ! | 0.6 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | |||||||||||
Czech Republic | 90 | 1.8 | 539 | 2.1 | — | † | 9 | 1.7 | 534 | 5.8 | — | † | 1 | ! | 0.4 | ‡ | † | — | † | |||||||||||||||
Oman | 89 | 2.7 | 427 | 3.0 | — | † | 10 | 2.6 | 392 | 13.5 | — | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Syrian Arab Republic | 89 | 2.4 | 455 | 2.9 | — | † | 10 | 2.2 | 422 | 11.9 | — | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Indonesia | 88 | 2.6 | 439 | 4.2 | ‡ | † | 11 | 2.7 | 406 | 11.1 | ‡ | † | 1 | # | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||||
Qatar | 87 | 0.1 | 316 | 1.9 | — | † | 12 | 0.1 | 335 | 3.9 | — | † | 1 | # | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Georgia | 87 | 2.3 | 421 | 5.3 | — | † | 8 | 1.6 | 418 | 6.0 | — | † | 5 | 1.2 | 417 | 10.9 | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Kuwait1 | 86 | 3.1 | 417 | 3.9 | — | † | 12 | 2.9 | 411 | 13 | — | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Ukraine | 86 | 2.1 | 486 | 3.6 | — | † | 13 | 2.0 | 483 | 8.5 | — | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Australia1 | 86 | 2.4 | 521 | 4.6 | 15 | 4.3 | ∆ | 13 | 2.1 | 498 | 6.9 | -14 | 4.1 | ▼ | 2 | ! | 0.9 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Egypt | 85 | 3.1 | 408 | 3.9 | ‡ | † | 14 | 3.0 | 417 | 8.4 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Thailand | 84 | 3.1 | 473 | 5.0 | — | † | 14 | 3.0 | 456 | 8.9 | — | † | 2 | ! | 0.9 | ‡ | † | — | † | |||||||||||||||
Israel1 | 83 | 2.9 | 478 | 5.7 | ‡ | † | 13 | 2.4 | 427 | 14.9 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | 434 | 22.3 | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||||
Malaysia | 83 | 3.2 | 473 | 6.4 | ‡ | † | 14 | 3.1 | 455 | 15.3 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||||
Cyprus1 | 82 | 0.7 | 451 | 2.2 | 8 | 1.5 | ∆ | 15 | 0.6 | 451 | 3.5 | -7 | 1.4 | ▼ | 3 | 0.4 | 432 | 11.7 | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||
Lithuania | 82 | 2.1 | 518 | 2.7 | ‡ | † | 14 | 1.8 | 524 | 4.9 | ‡ | † | 3 | 0.8 | 507 | 8 | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 82 | 2.7 | 514 | 2.7 | ‡ | † | 18 | 2.7 | 492 | 5.9 | ‡ | † | # | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82 | 1.6 | 466 | 3.0 | — | † | 15 | 1.3 | 465 | 4.7 | — | † | 4 | 1.0 | 464 | 8.5 | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Iran, Islamic Rep. of | 80 | 3.2 | 466 | 4.3 | ‡ | † | 15 | 2.7 | 432 | 7.6 | -9 | ! | 4.3 | ▼ | 6 | ! | 1.8 | 432 | 9.8 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Slovenia | 79 | 2.2 | 537 | 2.6 | 7 | ! | 3.4 | ∆ | 18 | 2.1 | 540 | 2.7 | ‡ | † | 3 | ! | 1.1 | 535 | 9.5 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Serbia | 79 | 2.2 | 470 | 3.4 | ‡ | † | 18 | 2.0 | 477 | 4.9 | ‡ | † | 4 | 1.1 | 453 | 14.7 | -4 | ! | 1.7 | ▼ | ||||||||||||||
Romania | 78 | 2.2 | 465 | 4.3 | # | † | 19 | 2.1 | 446 | 5.3 | ‡ | † | 3 | 0.7 | 470 | 8.2 | # | † | ||||||||||||||||
Russian Federation | 78 | 2.3 | 530 | 4.1 | 18 | 3.2 | ∆ | 21 | 2.1 | 528 | 5.4 | -13 | 3.2 | ▼ | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||
Bahrain | 78 | 1.9 | 469 | 2.5 | ‡ | † | 21 | 1.9 | 462 | 6.0 | # | † | 1 | # | ‡ | † | -4 | ! | 1.6 | ▼ | ||||||||||||||
Italy | 78 | 2.9 | 498 | 3.2 | 10 | ! | 4.4 | ∆ | 18 | 2.6 | 488 | 7.2 | ‡ | † | 4 | ! | 1.3 | 480 | 11.4 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Turkey | 77 | 3.7 | 460 | 4.3 | — | † | 17 | 3.3 | 433 | 8.5 | — | † | 5 | ! | 1.9 | 431 | 20.2 | — | † | |||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | 77 | 2.9 | 469 | 7.3 | — | † | 18 | 2.5 | 464 | 9.8 | — | † | 4 | ! | 1.3 | 482 | 21.3 | — | † | |||||||||||||||
England2 | 77 | 3.0 | 550 | 5.1 | 15 | ! | 5.8 | ∆ | 21 | 2.8 | 523 | 8.7 | -13 | ! | 5.7 | ▼ | 2 | ! | 0.8 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | |||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 77 | 3.7 | 409 | 2.9 | — | † | 19 | 3.4 | 380 | 7.8 | — | † | 4 | ! | 1.5 | 381 | 10.3 | — | † | |||||||||||||||
Lebanon | 76 | 3.5 | 422 | 6.2 | ‡ | † | 19 | 3.1 | 387 | 16.7 | ‡ | † | 5 | ! | 1.6 | 371 | 20.5 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||||
Jordan | 75 | 3.8 | 486 | 5.2 | ‡ | † | 19 | 3.2 | 467 | 8.7 | ‡ | † | 7 | ! | 2.2 | 476 | 12.8 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||||
United States1 | 73 | 2.3 | 531 | 3.5 | -7 | ! | 3.3 | ▼ | 23 | 2.2 | 493 | 6.7 | ‡ | † | 4 | ! | 1.3 | 452 | 14.1 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Tunisia | 72 | 3.5 | 445 | 2.7 | ‡ | † | 23 | 3.1 | 445 | 3.6 | ‡ | † | 5 | ! | 1.8 | 429 | 7.3 | # | † | |||||||||||||||
Korea, Rep. of1 | 72 | 3.6 | 555 | 2.2 | 22 | 5.0 | ∆ | 23 | 3.5 | 544 | 4.1 | -20 | 4.9 | ▼ | 5 | ! | 1.7 | 562 | 6.4 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||
Palestinian Nat'l Auth. | 72 | 3.7 | 411 | 4.6 | 17 | ! | 5.6 | ∆ | 16 | 3.2 | 399 | 9.1 | ‡ | † | 12 | 2.6 | 364 | 11.1 | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||
Scotland2 | 69 | 3.0 | 497 | 4.4 | ‡ | † | 29 | 2.8 | 494 | 6.9 | ‡ | † | 3 | ! | 0.9 | 485 | 22.8 | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||||
Malta | 67 | 0.4 | 459 | 1.7 | — | † | 25 | 0.3 | 452 | 2.2 | — | † | 8 | 0.1 | 387 | 3.8 | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Algeria | 65 | 3.4 | 410 | 2.2 | — | † | 25 | 3.1 | 404 | 3.0 | — | † | 9 | 2.1 | 412 | 4.5 | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Japan | 63 | 4.5 | 559 | 3.0 | ‡ | † | 29 | 4.0 | 549 | 5.6 | ‡ | † | 8 | 2.3 | 540 | 6.6 | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||||
Chinese Taipei | 62 | 4.6 | 557 | 4.9 | ‡ | † | 31 | 4.3 | 569 | 5.8 | ‡ | † | 7 | 1.9 | 540 | 11.4 | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||||
El Salvador | 59 | 3.9 | 386 | 4.5 | — | † | 28 | 3.9 | 392 | 5.8 | — | † | 14 | 2.8 | 378 | 9.2 | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Colombia | 56 | 4.1 | 426 | 4.8 | — | † | 30 | 4.4 | 408 | 6.3 | — | † | 14 | 3.1 | 395 | 7.7 | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Ghana | 39 | 4.0 | 328 | ### | ‡ | † | 42 | 4.2 | 293 | 9.0 | ‡ | † | 18 | 3.0 | 273 | 10 | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||||
Botswana | 39 | 4.3 | 365 | 5.6 | ‡ | † | 41 | 4.8 | 344 | 5.3 | ‡ | † | 20 | 3.5 | 354 | 7.7 | # | † | ||||||||||||||||
Armenia1 | 36 | 2.5 | 490 | 5.2 | -30 | 3.9 | ▼ | 21 | 1.8 | 481 | 5.7 | -9 | ! | 3.1 | ▼ | 43 | 2.5 | 489 | 9.9 | 38 | 2.8 | ∆ | ||||||||||||
Morocco | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||||
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Dubai, UAE2 | 99 | 0.7 | 487 | 3.2 | — | † | 1 | # | ‡ | † | — | † | # | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
British Columbia, Canada1 | 87 | 2.5 | 528 | 3.0 | — | † | 13 | 2.5 | 519 | 9.4 | — | † | # | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Ontario, Canada | 84 | 3.6 | 532 | 3.0 | ‡ | † | 16 | 3.5 | 499 | 12.6 | ‡ | † | 1 | ! | 0.4 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | |||||||||||||||
Quebec, Canada | 83 | 3.6 | 516 | 4.5 | ‡ | † | 15 | 3.4 | 491 | 8.5 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ||||||||||||||||
Basque Country, Spain | 82 | 4.3 | 500 | 3.6 | ‡ | † | 17 | 4.1 | 486 | 8.9 | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Minnesota, US | 72 | 6.3 | 543 | 4.0 | — | † | 28 | 6.3 | 519 | 14.3 | — | † | # | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
Massachusetts, US | 71 | 5.0 | 570 | 4.7 | — | † | 29 | 5.0 | 512 | 13.7 | — | † | # | † | ‡ | † | — | † | ||||||||||||||||
— Not available. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Not applicable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
# Rounds to zero. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
! Interpret data with caution, estimates are unstable. The coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to .3 but less than .5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
‡ Reporting standards not met. Either data are insufficient to report achievement or the coefficient of variation is greater than or equal to .5. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
∆ 2007 percent significantly higher at the p<0.05 level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
▼ 2007 percent significantly lower at the p<0.05 level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 Data are available for at least 70 percent but less than 85 percent of students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 Data are available for at least 50 percent but less than 70 percent of students. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NOTE: Index of science teachers' perception of safety in school (TPSS) based on teachers' responses to three statements about their schools: this school is located in a safe neighborhood; I feel safe at this school; and this school's security policies and practices are sufficient. High level indicates that the teacher agrees a lot or agrees to all three statements. Low level indicates that teacher disagrees or disagrees a lot to all three statements. Medium level includes all other combinations of responses. Standard error is noted by s.e. Detail may not sum to total due to rounding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8.14. Chestnut Hill, MA: Boston College. |