TIMS+Study

Analysis results of the science standards from countries that participate in the TIMS assessment.

2007 TIMS Results

Graphic Results of TIMSS 2007 For complete tabled listings see here
 * ~ **Grade 4** ||||~ **Grade 8** ||
 * = Country || Average Score ||= Country || Average Score ||
 * TIMSS Scale Average || 500 || TIMSS Scale Average || 500 ||
 * Singapore || 587 || Singapore || 567 ||
 * Chinese Taipei || 557 || Chinese Taipei || 567 ||
 * Hong Kong SAR || 554 || Japan || 554 ||
 * Japan || 548 || Korea, Rep. of || 553 ||
 * Russian Federation || 546 || England || 542 ||
 * Latvia || 542 || Hungary || 539 ||
 * England || 542 || Czech Republic || 539 ||
 * ** United States ** || 539 || Slovenia || 538 ||
 * ||  || Hong Kong SAR || 530 ||
 * ||  || Russian Federation || 530 ||
 * ||  || ** United States ** || 520 ||

Massachusetts Results from 2007

Analysis of countries of note from study:

**1. Singapore**
Background on Singapore's Education Structure (see here - Wikipedia source) Ministry of Education (National Education Agency) Links to National Science, Mathematics, & Technical Syllabi (Primary Science Standards as of 2008) (Lower Secondary Science Stds as of 2008 "Express / Normal Academic Syllabus") (Lower Secondary Science Stds as of 2008 "Normal Technical Syllabus")

**Of particular note:**
Singapore has separate standards for Science, Mathematics, Design and Technology, Computer Applications, and Technical Studies (See syllabi links above)

2. Chinese Taipei (Taiwan)
Educational Overview (from the Ministry of Education)

**3. Japan**
"The Japanese Education System: a Case Study Summary and Analysis"

Additional Links / Sources British Columbia Science Curricula England's Stage 3 Science Curriculum (pdf) England's Stage 4 Science Curriculum England's Stage 1 & 2 Curriculum