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2011 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) and Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS)


Florida National Assessment of Educational Prgress (NAEP)

Overview

The United States will be participating in two important international studies in 2011 to help benchmark student performance in the U. S. compared to other countries around the world. The two international studies being administered are the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011 and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011. Both TIMSS and PIRLS are international assessment and research projects designed to measure trends in achievement. They will be managed in the United States by the National Center of Education Statistics (NCES).

TIMSS is administered every four years in more than 60 countries and provides important information for internationally benchmarking U.S. performance in mathematics and science at the fourth- and eighth-grade levels against top countries around the world. PIRLS is administered every five years in more than 50 countries and provides similarly important international benchmarking information in fourth-grade reading.

In 2011, NCES will be conducting PIRLS, TIMSS, NAEP, and a NAEP-TIMSS Linking Study. The study will provide a projected international comparison score for states between NAEP and TIMSS using grade 8 science scores.

Benefits and Highlights

Forms and Letters

TIMSS and PIRLS 2011 District Response Form (Word, 86KB)

Principal Letters

Parent/Guardian Letters

Links

TIMSS

PIRLS

Contact

The contact for the state of Florida is Michele Sonnenfeld. She can be contacted by e-mail at or by telephone at (850) 245-0513.