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18 Sep 2014
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How States Perform Using State Performance Standards vs. TIMSS Internationally Benchmarked Common Standards

International benchmarking: State and National Education Performance Standards

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Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)

The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is an international comparative study of the mathematics and science achievement of fourth- and eighth-graders in the United States and students in the equivalent of fourth and eighth grade in other participating countries.

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18 Sep 2014
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Boy doing math at chalkboard

International Benchmarking: State and National Education Performance Standards

What students are expected to learn in some states can vary greatly with what students are expected to learn in other states. This AIR study uses international benchmarking as a common metric to examine the variance in state performance standards, exposing a large gap in expectations between the states with the highest standards and the states with the lowest standards.
Topic: 
International Comparisons in Education
29 Jul 2009
News Release

New International Benchmarking to Measure State and District Student Math Performance Against World

A new international grading index that provides states, school districts and policymakers with a way to determine where their students rank in comparison with their peers around the world finds that U.S. elementary school students show average performance, at best, in mathematics and are widely outperformed by their counterparts in several Asian countries.
19 Sep 2014
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Infographic comparing education performance standards by state and internationally

Comparing Proficiency Rates by State Performance Standards and TIMSS Internationally Common Standards

This infographic shows the states that report the highest math proficiency rates based on state standards, as compared to the states with the highest math proficiency rates based on TIMSS, an international comparative study of the mathematics and science achievement of fourth- and eighth-graders.
Topic: 
Education, International Comparisons in Education, Mathematics Education

Further Reading

  • Comparing Proficiency Rates by State Performance Standards and TIMSS Internationally Common Standards
  • Education Performance Standards Vary Widely Among States, In Some Cases by Several Grade Levels
  • Proficient in One State May Not Mean Proficient in Another (Never Mind the Global Economy)
  • International Benchmarking: State and National Education Performance Standards
  • International Benchmarking: State Education Performance Standards
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