Attaining Excellence: TIMSS as a Starting Point to Examine Mathematics211 Assessments. In-Depth Look at Geometry and Algebra

摘要

This module presents information about the grade 8 mathematics assessments211u001econducted by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) and the Third 211u001eInternational Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). In particular, the first 211u001esection of the mathematics assessment module compares the frameworks underlying 211u001ethe NAEP and TIMSS grade 8 mathematics assessments and the distribution of test 211u001equestions across content areas, focusing on the areas of geometry and algebra. 211u001eThe second and third sections of the module describe the geometry and algebra 211u001eportions of the assessments in detail using actual test questions (often called 211u001eitems) from NAEP and TIMSS assessments to illustrate how areas of the frameworks 211u001ebecame operationalized into test questions. The assessment results are provided 211u001efor the geometry and algebra questions to provide some perspective about U.S. 211u001eperformance in these two mathematics content areas.