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Countries shown in italics did not satisfy one or more guidelines for sample participation rates, age/grade specifications, or classroom sampling procedures.
* Latvian-speaking schools.
Copies of “Pursuing Excellence: A Study of U.S. Fourth Grade Mathematics and Science Achievement in International Context’’ are available at no charge from the Department of Education, NCES TIMSS Customer Service Line, (202) 219-1333. The report is also available on the World Wide Web at http://www.ed.gov/NCES/timss.
Copies of the math and science international TIMSS reports are available for $20 each from TIMSS International Study Center, Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy, Campion Hall, Room 323, School of Education, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass. 02167; (617) 552-4521; by fax (617) 552-8419; and by e-mail at timss@bc.edu. It can also be downloaded from http://wwwcsteep.bc.edu/TIMSS1/TIMSSPublications.html#International.
SOURCE: Third International Mathematics and Science Study.