Tuesday, August 18, 2009
[IWS] NCES: U.S. PERFORMANCE Across INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS of STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009 [18 August 2009]
IWS Documented News Service
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Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009 [18 August 2009]
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2009/analysis/
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009083
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009083.pdf
[full-text, 85 pages]
Description:
This Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009 looks closely at information gathered from recent international studies that U.S. students have participated in: the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). It examines the performance of U.S. students in reading, mathematics, and science compared with the performance of their peers in other countries that participated in PIRLS, PISA, and TIMSS. It identifies which of these countries have outperformed the United States, in terms of students' average scores and the percentage of students reaching internationally benchmarked performance levels, and which countries have done so consistently. When possible, it examines trends in U.S. student performance.
Contents
Executive Summary........................................................................................................................................................ iii
List of Tables....................................................................................................................................................................vi
List of Figures................................................................................................................................................................ vii
Introduction................................................................................................................ 1
Are International Assessment Results Reliable, Valid, and Comparable?................................................................................ 6
How Do U.S. Students Compare With Their Peers in Other Countries?..................... 7
Reading...................................................................................................................................8
Reading results for 4th-graders........................................................................................................................................ 8
Reading results for 15-year-olds......................................................................................................................................10
Synthesis of reading results.............................................................................................................................................14
Mathematics.........................................................................................................................16
Mathematics results for 4th- and 8th-graders...................................................................................................................16
Mathematics results for 15-year-olds.............................................................................................................................. 20
Synthesis of mathematics results.....................................................................................................................................21
How Much Variation Is There Between Low and High Performers in Different Countries?.................................................. 30
Science.................................................................................................................................32
Science results for 4th- and 8th-graders......................................................................................................................... 32
How Much Does Performance Within the United States Vary by School Poverty?................................................................ 40
Science results for 15-year-olds....................................................................................................................................... 40
Synthesis of science results............................................................................................................................................. 44
Summary .............................................................................................................................. 45
References................................................................................................................ 47
Supplemental Tables................................................................................................ 49
Appendix A: Technical Notes................................................................................... 67
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This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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_______________________________
Institute for Workplace Studies----------------- Professor Samuel B. Bacharach
School of Industrial & Labor Relations-------- Director, Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell University
16 East 34th Street, 4th floor---------------------- Stuart Basefsky
New York, NY 10016 -------------------------------Director, IWS News Bureau
________________________________________________________________________
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
U.S. Performance Across International Assessments of Student Achievement: Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009 [18 August 2009]
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/2009/analysis/
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2009083
or
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2009/2009083.pdf
[full-text, 85 pages]
Description:
This Special Supplement to The Condition of Education 2009 looks closely at information gathered from recent international studies that U.S. students have participated in: the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS), the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA), and the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). It examines the performance of U.S. students in reading, mathematics, and science compared with the performance of their peers in other countries that participated in PIRLS, PISA, and TIMSS. It identifies which of these countries have outperformed the United States, in terms of students' average scores and the percentage of students reaching internationally benchmarked performance levels, and which countries have done so consistently. When possible, it examines trends in U.S. student performance.
Contents
Executive Summary........................................................................................................................................................ iii
List of Tables....................................................................................................................................................................vi
List of Figures................................................................................................................................................................ vii
Introduction................................................................................................................ 1
Are International Assessment Results Reliable, Valid, and Comparable?................................................................................ 6
How Do U.S. Students Compare With Their Peers in Other Countries?..................... 7
Reading...................................................................................................................................8
Reading results for 4th-graders........................................................................................................................................ 8
Reading results for 15-year-olds......................................................................................................................................10
Synthesis of reading results.............................................................................................................................................14
Mathematics.........................................................................................................................16
Mathematics results for 4th- and 8th-graders...................................................................................................................16
Mathematics results for 15-year-olds.............................................................................................................................. 20
Synthesis of mathematics results.....................................................................................................................................21
How Much Variation Is There Between Low and High Performers in Different Countries?.................................................. 30
Science.................................................................................................................................32
Science results for 4th- and 8th-graders......................................................................................................................... 32
How Much Does Performance Within the United States Vary by School Poverty?................................................................ 40
Science results for 15-year-olds....................................................................................................................................... 40
Synthesis of science results............................................................................................................................................. 44
Summary .............................................................................................................................. 45
References................................................................................................................ 47
Supplemental Tables................................................................................................ 49
Appendix A: Technical Notes................................................................................... 67
______________________________
This information is provided to subscribers, friends, faculty, students and alumni of the School of Industrial & Labor Relations (ILR). It is a service of the Institute for Workplace Studies (IWS) in New York City. Stuart Basefsky is responsible for the selection of the contents which is intended to keep researchers, companies, workers, and governments aware of the latest information related to ILR disciplines as it becomes available for the purposes of research, understanding and debate. The content does not reflect the opinions or positions of Cornell University, the School of Industrial & Labor Relations, or that of Mr. Basefsky and should not be construed as such. The service is unique in that it provides the original source documentation, via links, behind the news and research of the day. Use of the information provided is unrestricted. However, it is requested that users acknowledge that the information was found via the IWS Documented News Service.
Stuart Basefsky
Director, IWS News Bureau
Institute for Workplace Studies
Cornell/ILR School
16 E. 34th Street, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: (607) 255-2703
Fax: (607) 255-9641
E-mail: smb6@cornell.edu
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