Frequently Asked Questions About the Video Study

• What is the TIMSS 1999 Video Study?
• Why study teaching through a video study?
  
• Which classes were videotaped in the 1999 Video Study?
  
• How were the videotaped lessons analyzed?
  
• How do we know that the videos are representative of each country's teaching?
  
• What do we know about the effect of the camera in the classroom?
  
• How do we know the teachers taught as they normally do?
  
• Does the video study identify features of "good" or "exemplary" teaching?
  
• How can the videos be accessed?
  
• Are the results of the 1999 Video Study linked to the TIMSS 1999 assessment results?
  
• How is the 1999 Video Study related to the 1995 study?
  
• Where can I get a copy of the TIMSS 1999 Video Study Report?
  

What is the TIMSS 1999 Video Study?

The TIMSS 1999 Video Study examines teaching practices in the United States and six other relatively high-achieving countries as measured on the TIMSS 1995 mathematics assessment (Australia, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong SAR, Japan, the Netherlands, and Switzerland). Its novel approach in which eighth-grade mathematics and science lessons are videotaped allows for in-depth investigation of teaching as it is actually experienced by students in the classroom. The TIMSS 1999 Video Study is an update and expansion of the TIMSS 1995 Video Study, which examined videotapes of eighth-grade mathematics lessons in Germany, Japan, and the United States.

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