Dear Colleagues, The next Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is scheduled for 2007, with 60 countries signed up to participate (http://www.timss.org). Ina Mullis and Michael Martin, the co-directors of the International Studies Center @ Boston College, are directing this study. They are eager to receive your suggestions for questions to be considered for inclusion in the TIMSS2007 surveys. There are three levels of surveys: students (grades 4 and 8), their teachers, and their schools.
I am sending this message to the wwwedu and digital divide lists, because I think you can suggest useful questions relating to the specific roles of technology in education that have not been included in past surveys. For those not familiar with TIMSS, it is structured to produce a sample of students representative of each participating country. Thus, it will be possible to get insight into the roles and uses of technology if appropriate questions are posed. Technology questions have been limited in number and scope. Students have been asked about the presence of computers in the home; access to the use of computers at home and school, at home only, at school only, at places other than homes and schools, and no access. In the U.S., only 1% of the students sampled do not use computers at all. The highest mathematics and science performances are observed among students who use computers both at home and at school, with the following decreasing performance: use at home, use at school, use other than home/school, no use of computers. Thank you in advance for considering this request to suggest questions that can help us gain a deeper and more concrete understanding of the roles of technology in mathematics and science education. I hope to hear from you by Friday, September 9, to allow me time to collate your responses to forward to Ina and Mick. Thanks again. Patsy ************************************************ Patsy Wang-Iverson cell: 609.532.0292 net: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list DIGITALDIVIDE@mailman.edc.org http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
