Contributed by: Third International Math and Science Study (TIMSS)
This task was produced by TIMSS and administered in 1993.
Unit Name: Pulse
Unit Content: Life Science
Unit Theme:
Unit Statistics:
Pulse Task: Average Percentage Score on Items
| Country |
Overall Task Average |
Average Percentage Scores on Items |
Item 1
Measure Pulse |
| Presentation |
Data Quality |
| 2 points |
3 points |
| Singapore |
60 (2.7) |
59 (4.0) |
56 (2.7) |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. |
55 (4.5) |
76 (4.8) |
58 (4.8) |
| Scotland |
55 (2.9) |
61 (3.7) |
56 (3.4) |
| Switzerland |
51 (1.9) |
58 (3.2) |
43 (3.6) |
| Norway |
48 (1.6) |
44 (2.9) |
48 (3.4) |
| Canada |
46 (2.4) |
53 (3.0) |
44 (3.0) |
| Czech Republic |
46 (2.9) |
45 (5.5) |
38 (4.8) |
| Sweden |
45 (2.6) |
45 (3.6) |
50 (2.7) |
| New Zealand |
44 (2.0) |
51 (3.5) |
37 (3.0) |
| Spain |
36 (2.1) |
36 (3.0) |
30 (2.7) |
| Cyprus |
33 (2.1) |
31 (3.6) |
32 (3.5) |
| Portugal |
24 (2.5) |
31 (3.2) |
24 (3.2) |
Pulse Task: Average Percentage Score on Items
Countries not satisfying guidelines for sample participation rates
| Country |
Overall Task Average |
Average Percentage Scores on Items |
Item 1
Measure Pulse |
| Presentation |
Data Quality |
| 2 points |
3 points |
| Australia |
54 (2.6) |
68 (3.7) |
46 (3.5) |
| England |
59 (2.2) |
65 (2.4) |
59 (3.6) |
| Netherlands |
45 (2.6) |
50 (4.1) |
44 (3.9) |
| United States |
50 (2.0) |
54 (2.9) |
43 (2.6) |
Pulse Task: Average Percentage Score on Items
Countries not meeting age/grade specifications
| Country |
Overall Task Average |
Average Percentage Scores on Items |
Item 1
Measure Pulse |
| Presentation |
Data Quality |
| 2 points |
3 points |
| Columbia |
11 (1.0) |
10 (1.9) |
4 (1.3) |
| Romania |
41 (3.6) |
45 (4.5) |
29 (5.1) |
| Slovenia |
40 (3.2) |
54 (3.7) |
33 (5.0) |
Pulse Task: Average Percentage Score on Items
Countries not satisfying guidelines for sample participation rates
| Country |
Overall Task Average |
Average Percentage Scores on Items |
Item 1
Measure Pulse |
| Presentation |
Data Quality |
| 2 points |
3 points |
| International Average |
44 (0.6) |
49 (0.8) |
41 (0.8) |
Pulse Task: Average Percentage Score on Items
| Country |
Average Percentage Scores on Items |
Item 2
Describe Trend |
Item 3
Explain Results |
| 2 points |
3 points |
| Singapore |
82 (3.8) |
42 (3.5) |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. |
53 (9.0) |
33 (6.6) |
| Scotland |
67 (4.0) |
34 (3.3) |
| Switzerland |
75 (3.7) |
27 (3.2) |
| Norway |
72 (2.7) |
29 (3.7) |
| Canada |
60 (3.3) |
26 (2.5) |
| Czech Republic |
72 (3.8) |
27 (2.6) |
| Sweden |
62 (4.3) |
22 (4.3) |
| New Zealand |
61 (3.2) |
28 (2.6) |
| Spain |
52 (5.3) |
26 (3.0) |
| Cyprus |
55 (3.8) |
15 (1.9) |
| Portugal |
26 (4.1) |
17 (2.8) |
Pulse Task: Average Percentage Score on Items
Countries not satisfying guidelines for sample participation rates
| Country |
Average Percentage Scores on Items |
Item 2
Describe Trend |
Item 3
Explain Results |
| 2 points |
3 points |
| Australia |
71 (3.6) |
31 (3.5) |
| England |
75 (3.0) |
39 (2.7) |
| Netherlands |
56 (3.6) |
29 (2.9) |
| United States |
72 (2.6) |
33 (3.4) |
Pulse Task: Average Percentage Score on Items
Countries not meeting age/grade specifications
| Country |
Average Percentage Scores on Items |
Item 2
Describe Trend |
Item 3
Explain Results |
| 2 points |
3 points |
| Columbia |
20 (3.1) |
11 (2.1) |
| Romania |
63 (5.7) |
27 (4.1) |
| Slovenia |
53 (4.6) |
19 (3.3) |
Pulse Task: Average Percentage Score on Items
Countries not satisfying guidelines for sample participation rates
| Country |
Average Percentage Scores on Items |
Item 2
Describe Trend |
Item 3
Explain Results |
| 2 points |
3 points |
| International Average |
60 (1.0) |
27 (0.8) |
Notes: None
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