Kuwait

Use and Impact of TIMSS

Students in Kuwait participated in TIMSS during the 1995, 2007, 2011, and 2015 cycles. Kuwait’s participation in TIMSS has been helpful in identifying the strengths and weaknesses of its education system and has led to changes in its science and mathematics curricula for public schools. In 2008, enhanced curricula for mathematics and science were introduced. These curricula are translations of the Scott Foresman series, adapted to the Kuwaiti culture.

TIMSS results have informed developing projects at the National Center for Education Development (e.g., school excellence, teacher licenses, and national tests), and TIMSS has changed the views and attitudes in Kuwait’s educational system toward assessment and evaluation.