Press Kit for Release of TIMSS 2003 International Reports in Mathematics
and Science at Fourth and Eighth Grades
The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational
Achievement (IEA) in association with the TIMSS & PIRLS International
Study Center, Lynch School of Education, Boston College, is
pleased to announce the international release of the results
of the TIMSS 2003 comparative study of student achievement
in mathematics and science in 49 countries at
Boston College on December 14, 2004. The
press kit accompanying the press release is available
for downloading from this web page (see below).
Included in the press kit are
- a "Highlights" brochure,
- the news release,
- statements from the presenters at the press
conference,
- data exhibits summarizing principal achievement
results,
- contact information for national representatives
from each of the countries that participated in TIMSS 2003.
This web site also provides access to the entire TIMSS 2003
International Mathematics and Science Reports, as well as the
TIMSS 2003 Technical Report.
