Use and Impact of TIMSS

Turkey participated in TIMSS 1999 and TIMSS 2007 at the eighth grade, and in TIMSS 2011 at both the fourth and eighth grades. TIMSS is one of several international indicators used to monitor education in Turkey. Educators in Turkey consider their students’ scores and rankings on international assessments to be important reflections of their teaching. In this way, TIMSS and other international research projects affect curriculum development and education reforms indirectly.