In January, the database IEA TIMSS 2019 of the international study of development trends in mathematics and science education was published. It will be an important resource for researchers, policy makers, educational institutions and anyone interested in improving the educational process.
TIMSS 2019 marks the seventh cycle of the study and will provide 24 years of trends. Conducted every four years since 1995, TIMSS has been a valuable tool for monitoring international trends in mathematics and science achievement at the fourth and eighth grades.
TIMSS 2019 will report overall achievement as well as extensive background information on the home and school contexts in which teaching and learning mathematics and science take place. Like the previous TIMSS assessments (conducted in 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, and 2015), TIMSS 2019 collected detailed information about curriculum and curriculum implementation, instructional practices, and school resources.
Latvia was represented in the IEA TIMSS 2019 study by 154 educational institutions, 308 teachers, 4481 students and 4368 parents. Among 58 countries, Latvian students rank 10th in mathematics and 7th in science. Higher achievements in mathematics and natural sciences are observed in the capital Riga, but lower - in the regions.
