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The TIMSS Study Effect on Education Policy in Slovenia

The TIMSS Study Effect on Education Policy in Slovenia. Mojca Rožman Educational Research institute, Ljubljana. Slovenia in international large-scale assessments. TIMSS: students , teachers , principals PIRLS : students , teachers , principals , parents

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The TIMSS Study Effect on Education Policy in Slovenia

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  1. The TIMSS Study Effect on Education Policy in Slovenia Mojca Rožman Educational Research institute, Ljubljana

  2. Slovenia in international large-scale assessments • TIMSS: students, teachers, principals • PIRLS : students, teachers, principals, parents • ICCS : students, teachers, principals • SITES : principals, computerspecialists, teachers, • PISA : students, principals, parents • TALIS : teachers, principals IEA OECD

  3. Slovenia in TIMSS • TIMSS 1995: • 3th and 4th Grade • 7th and 8th grade and • final year of secondary education • TIMSS 1999: 8thGrade • TIMSS 2003: • 3thGrade of 8-year school; 4thGrade of 9-year school • 7thGrade of 8-year school, 8thGrade of 9-year school • TIMSS 2007: • 4thGrade of 9-year school • 8thGrade of 9-year school • TIMSS Advanced 2008 • final year of secondary education – academic track

  4. School subjects hoursperweek 3rd triade 1 st triade 2nd triade

  5. Trends in students achievement • Missing results from TIMSS 1999 for 8th grade 4th Grade 8th Grade

  6. TIMSS in Slovenia • Publishing • the TIMSS Framework in Slovene language • Information for parents • Math and science items with coding sheme and results • Abstract of results on a poster • International report with emphasis on national issues (300 pages) • Short summaries of results (10 pages) • Updated information on website • HelpstudentswithetheirMasterthesis • Presentationson conferences and articles in journals

  7. TIMSS in Slovenia • Communication • Schools • Teachers • Parents • Teachers in education (students) • Feedback to the country on national discussions (national issues - Differences between regions) • Press release at same time as international • Journalists and experts (subject matter specialists) • If needed we prepare more presentations • Presentations at schools by demands from schools

  8. TIMSS in school contact • We value schools’ opinion • Information to all participating schoolsabouttheirresultsafter test administration • Feedback from all schools that participated • Schoolcoordinatororganizes a discussionandprepares a shortreportaboutexperiencewithsurveyadministrationandstudentsresults • Schoolcoordinators are rewarded – theyget a certificatewhichtheycanuseforpromotion

  9. TIMSS in school contact • Afterpressreleasewesend to schoolsthefinalinformationabouttheirresults • Wecalculatealsoachievements in contentdomainsifschoolsrequirethatinformation • Wesend to schools: • Posterswithshortsummaryofresults • Reportswithnationalandinternationalresults • Mathandscienceitems

  10. The role of internationalstudies in national policy • Slovenia values international comparisons • Ministry of education uses the data from international studies to improve the curriculum • Teachers use items from tests in regular lessons • Secondary analysis of data – researchers use the data to publish articles • We track and research main issues in public opinion

  11. The role of TIMSS in national policy • Impact on school level • Schools practice the standards of administration • Principals have the opportunity to think about special problems and needs of schools • Impact on teacher level • Impact on implementation of curriculum in schools • Guidelines how and what to teach, what is important • Introduction of cognitive scales • New types of items used in teaching

  12. The role of TIMSS in national policy • Impact on level of Ministry of education and sports • Impact on national curriculum • National examination adopted the use of cognitive scales • Reporting methodology (benchmarks) used for national examination • a lot of useful materials (int. comparison, TIMSS encyclopedia…) • Impact on higher education level • Changing attitudes on faculties, which educate teachers (int. comparison)

  13. TIMSS in public • Daily newspapers ask for detailed information • Comparison between different regions • Information on web site • Project of online statistic analysis of data (in testing phase) • Regarding to public focus we conduct further analyses

  14. Thankyouforattention!

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