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International Studies to Benchmark Student Performance


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Overview

As part of Florida's Race to the Top project, Florida is using funding to provide information that allows international comparisons of student achievement in STEM and literacy. Prior to full implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and aligned common assessments, Florida will seek reliable system-level data on how achievement compares internationally in reading, mathematics, and science through participation in international linking and benchmarking studies. Florida will participate in benchmarking studies for Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), and the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). Areas of need revealed by these measures will allow Florida to adjust priorities for development of resources and strategies prior to the initiation of the internationally-benchmarked common summative assessments of the CCSS.

The United States participated in two important international studies in the spring of 2011 to help benchmark student performance in the U. S. compared to other countries around the world. The two international studies administered were the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2011 and the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) 2011. The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) will be administered in the fall of 2012. All three international assessments and research projects are designed to measure trends in achievement and will be managed in the United States by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

PIRLS is administered every five years and measures the reading literacy of grade 4 students in approximately 55 countries.

TIMSS is administered every four years and provides important information for internationally benchmarking U.S. performance in mathematics and science at the fourth- and eighth-grade levels against approximately 65 countries around the world.

PISA is administered every three years in 60 countries and measures how far students approaching the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills essential for full participation in an information society.

In 2012, NCES will be conducting PISA. The study will provide a projected international comparison score for the United States and for Florida. More information about 2012 PISA

In all three assessments, Westat, under a contract with NCES, will be responsible for the administrations.

International Assessments in Florida

Comparison of International Assessments

  • PISA
    • Administration Schedule
      • 2012 (fall) (focus on Mathematics)
      • 2015 (fall) (focus on Science)
    • Age/Grade Level
      • Age 15
    • Minimum Sample Size for Florida
      • 50 schools
      • 1,500 students
    • Subjects
      • Mathematics
      • Reading
      • Science
      • Problem Solving
  • TIMSS
    • Administration Schedule
      • 2011 (spring)
      • 2015 (spring)
    • Age/Grade Level
      • Grade 4
      • Grade 8
    • Minimum Sample Size for Florida
      • 50 schools
      • 1,700 students
    • Subjects
      • Mathematics
      • Science
  • PIRLS
    • Administration Schedule
      • 2011 (spring)
      • 2016 (spring)
    • Age/Grade Level
      • Grade 4
    • Minimum Sample Size for Florida
      • 50 schools
      • 1,700 students
    • Subject
      • Reading Literacy

Contact

The contact for International Assessments in the state of Florida is Todd Clark. He can be contacted by e-mail at or by telephone at 850-245-0764.