TIMMS and PIRLS Results: Center for Public Education Available for Interview
Researcher Jim Hull, Senior Policy Analyst at the National School Boards Association’s Center for Public Education, is available to discuss results of the international assessments TIMSS and PIRLS that are being released today. Hull has written reports on how the U.S. compares internationally on a variety of measures:
- More than a horse race: A guide to international assessments http://www.
centerforpubliceducation.org/ Main-Menu/Evaluating- performance/A-guide-to- international-assessments-At- a-glance
- Time in School: How the U.S. compares http://www.
centerforpubliceducation.org/ Main-Menu/Organizing-a-school/ Time-in-school-How-does-the- US-compare
- Getting Back to the Top: An international comparison of college attainment http://www.
centerforpubliceducation.org/ Main-Menu/Staffingstudents/ Getting-Back-to-the-Top
TIMSS is an international math and science assessment of 4th and 8th graders in more than 60 countries as well as the result public school students in 8 U.S. states (Alabama, California Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, and North Carolina). TIMSS has been given every 4 years since 1995. Results are from 2011.
PIRLS is an international reading assessment of 4th graders in 48 countries and jurisdictions. PIRLS has been given every 5 years since 2001. Results are from 2011 as well.
