NCES/NSF TIMSS-R

美国教育部统计机构国家教育统计中心（NCES）提出的这项建议，旨在为1999年第三届国际数学与科学研究（TIMSS-R）的调查数据收集活动寻求资金支持。在美国和几个参与国，将对八年级学生、他们的老师和学校管理人员进行调查。目的是确定1995年4年级美国学生成绩水平的国际地位，到1999年这些学生升入8年级时是否发生了变化。收集数据后，调查结果将会公布及报告。将鼓励各州和地方学区参加这项研究，以便将它们自己的地位与参与国的地位进行比较。

This proposal from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Education, seeks funds for support of survey data collection activities for the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS-R) in 1999. A survey of 8th grade students their teachers and school administrators would be administered in the United States, and in several participating countries. The purpose is to determine whether the international standing of U.S. student achievement levels of the 4th grade cohort of 1995 has changed by 1999 when the students have become 8th graders. The data collection will result in a public announcement and report of the results of the survey. States and local school districts will be encouraged to participate in the study for the purpose of comparing their own standing with that of the participating countries.