{"id":648,"date":"2016-08-15T20:32:57","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T20:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/use-and-impact-of-timss\/"},"modified":"2016-08-22T15:30:59","modified_gmt":"2016-08-22T15:30:59","slug":"use-and-impact-of-timss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/use-and-impact-of-timss\/","title":{"rendered":"Use and Impact of TIMSS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"carouselwrap\"><div id=\"menu-canada\" class=\"carouselmenu\"><a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Introduction<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/the-mathematics-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>The Mathematics Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/the-science-curriculum-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>The Science Curriculum in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/teachers-teacher-education-and-professional-development\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Teachers, Teacher Education, and Professional Development<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/instruction-for-mathematics-and-science-in-primary-and-lower-secondary-grades\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Instruction for Mathematics and Science in Primary and Lower Secondary Grades<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/monitoring-student-progress-in-mathematics-and-science\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Monitoring Student Progress in Mathematics and Science<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/special-initiatives-in-mathematics-and-science-education\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Special Initiatives in Mathematics and Science Education<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/use-and-impact-of-timss\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Use and Impact of TIMSS<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/suggested-readings\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>Suggested Readings<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/references\/\" class=\"menu-link main-menu-link menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom\"><span>References<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/div><\/div>\t<style>\n\t\t.carouselwrap{\n\t\t\tbackground: #e5eaef;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a{\n\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\tcolor: #000000;\n\t\t}\t\t\n\t\t.owl-item a:hover,\n\t\t.owl-item a:focus,\n\t\t.owl-item a.current-menu-item{\n\t\t\tbackground: #00667f;\n\t\t\tborder: 4px #00b2cc solid;\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tcolor: #ffffff;\n\t\t}\n\t<\/style>\n\t\n<h2>Use and Impact of TIMSS<\/h2>\n<p>Canada first participated in TIMSS in 1995, and has participated in every TIMSS assessment since, with varying levels of jurisdictional involvement throughout the years. Five Canadian provinces participated in TIMSS 2015: Alberta (Grade 4 only, oversampled); Ontario and Quebec (as benchmarking participants); and Manitoba and Newfoundland and Labrador (as part of the Canadian sample). Canadian participation is coordinated by the Council of Ministers of Education (Canada).<\/p>\n<p>Provinces that are benchmarking or oversampled receive their own jurisdiction\u2019s TIMSS results. Those participating as part of the Canadian sample receive Canada\u2019s TIMSS results.  All participating provinces are able to use TIMSS data to identify and understand their students\u2019 strengths and weaknesses in an international context compared to other participating countries and jurisdictions. In addition, TIMSS results can provide formal background information or confirm jurisdictional assessment results. For example, whenever a noticeable change is found in student performance on a provincial assessment, student achievement results on an international assessment can be used as an external measure to help confirm whether such a change is substantive or if the results may be attributed to any shift in provincial assessment standards and\/or curricula.<\/p>\n<p>TIMSS testing also supports the research objectives of ministries and departments of education across the country. TIMSS research data along with results from other assessments such as PCAP are used to identify opportunities, improve resources, and allow for professional learning and development in schools and education systems across Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use and Impact of TIMSS Canada first participated in TIMSS in 1995, and has participated in every TIMSS assessment since, with varying levels of jurisdictional involvement throughout the years. Five Canadian provinces participated in TIMSS 2015: Alberta (Grade 4 only, &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/countries\/canada\/use-and-impact-of-timss\/\">Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":115,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"0"},"class_list":["post-648","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3589,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/648\/revisions\/3589"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/timss2015.org\/encyclopedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}