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A variety of resources have been created by NCES to make the TIMSS curriculum and assessment information available to schools in a ready-to-use form.
Approximately half of the items used in the TIMSS assessment are released to the public after each round of testing. These mathematics and science items can be used by educators in any number of ways:
Each item that appears in the files is shown in two ways: the item with a scoring guide and statistics on the percentage of students in the participating countries that correctly answered the question; and, the item alone, without the scoring guide and statistics. To make it easier to locate items of interest, the files are listed below with a short descriptive text to indicate the grade, subject, and content topic covered.
Grade 4 - Mathematics (files contain items only)
(1,286 KB) contains all grade 4 mathematics items released from 1995 and 2003 and a guide to the content and layout of the files. (499 KB) contains all 1995 items related to whole numbers; fractions and proportionality; measurement, estimation and number sense; data representation, analysis, and probability; geometry; and patterns, relations, and functions. (816 KB) contains all 2003 items related to patterns and relationships; data; geometry; measurement; number; and item indices for 1995 and 2003. Grade 4 - Mathematics (files contain items; scoring guides; item statistics)
(3,038 KB) contains all grade 4 mathematics items released from 1995 and 2003 and a guide to the content and layout of the files. (751 KB) contains all 1995 items related to whole numbers; fractions and proportionality; measurement, estimation and number sense; data representation, analysis, and probability; geometry; and patterns, relations, and functions. (854 KB) contains 2003 items related to patterns and relationships; data; and geometry. (875 KB) contains 2003 items related to measurement and number. (994 KB) contains 2003 items related to number (continued); and item indices for 1995 and 2003. Grade 8 - Mathematics (files contain items only)
(1,057 KB) contains all grade 8 mathematics items released from 1999 and 2003 and a guide to the content and layout of the files. (531 KB) contains all 1999 items related to fractions and number sense; algebra, measurement; geometry; and data representation, analysis, and probability. (552 KB) contains all 2003 items related to algebra; data; geometry; measurement; and number; and item indices for 1999 and 2003. Grade 8 - Mathematics (files contain items; scoring guides; item statistics)
(4,020 KB) contains all grade 8 mathematics items released from 1999 and 2003 and a guide to the content and layout of the files. (738 KB) contains all 1999 items related to fractions and number sense; algebra, measurement; geometry; and data representation, analysis, and probability. (1,028 KB) contains 2003 items related to algebra. (1,078 KB) contains 2003 items related to data; and geometry. (717 KB) contains 2003 items related to measurement. (1,061 KB) contains 2003 items related to number; and item indices for 1999 and 2003. Grade 4 - Science (files contain items only)
(2,094 KB) contains all grade 4 science items released from 1995 and 2003 and a guide to the content and layout of the files. (492 KB) contains all 1995 items related to earth science; life science; physical science; and environmental issues and the nature of science; and 2003 items related to physical science. (958 KB) contains 2003 items related to earth science. (813 KB) contains 2003 items related to life science; and item indices for 1995 and 2003. Grade 4 - Science (files contain items; scoring guides; item statistics)
(5,151 KB) contains all grade 4 science items released from 1995 and 2003 and a guide to the content and layout of the files. (995 KB) contains all 1995 items related to earth science; life science; physical science; and environmental issues and the nature of science; and 2003 items related to physical science. (860 KB) contains 2003 items related to physical science (continued). (698 KB) contains 2003 items related to earth science. (929 KB) contains 2003 items related to earth science (continued). (899 KB) contains 2003 items related to life science. (1,023 KB) contains 2003 items related to life science (continued). (948 KB) contains 2003 items related to life science (continued); and item indices for 1995 and 2003. Grade 8 - Science (files contain items only)
(1,384 KB) contains all grade 8 science items released from 1999 and 2003 and a guide to the content and layout of the files. (424 KB) contains all 1999 items related to earth science; life science; physics; chemistry; environmental and resource issues; and scientific inquiry and the nature of science. (985 KB) contains all 2003 items related to chemistry; earth science; environmental science; life science; and physics; and item indices for 1999 and 2003. Grade 8 - Science (files contain items; scoring guides; item statistics)
(5,129 KB) contains all grade 8 science items released from 1999 and 2003 and a guide to the content and layout of the files. (605 KB) contains all 1999 items related to earth science; life science; physics; chemistry; environmental and resource issues; and scientific inquiry and the nature of science. (959 KB) contains 2003 items related to chemistry. (960 KB) contains 2003 items related to earth science; and environmental science. (908 KB) contains 2003 items related to environmental science (continued); and life science. (1,124 KB) contains 2003 items related to life science (continued). (963 KB) contains 2003 items related to physics. (807 KB) contains 2003 items related to physics (continued); and item indices for 1999 and 2003.Note: For help viewing, downloading and printing PDF files, visit the help section.
Explore Your Knowledge for Students
In addition to these resources, your students can test their mathematics and science knowledge to see how their answers compare to 4th and 8th grade students from countries around the world. By clicking on the link above (Explore Your Knowledge), students are provided the opportunity to test their knowledge of mathematics and science topics at their own convenience. In addition to learning the answers to the mathematics and science questions, students can also learn other interesting tidbits about the topics covered by the items and the countries that have participated in the TIMSS assessments. Over time, new items will be added as they are publicly released by the international organization that administers TIMSS.
