BY CHAN MEI YI, LOW LOO KEN , MINDY LAU SHIUAN INN

PISA TIMSS
Trends In International
Program For International
Full Name Mathematics & Science
Student Assessment
Study
Reading, Mathematics, Mathematics and
Assesses
Science, problem solving Science
Age 15 10 & 14
Grade 4 & Grade 8
Grade 9 (UK Year 10)
(UK Year 5)
Grade Malaysia above 15 years
Malaysia Year 4 and
old
Year 8 (Form 2)
Every 3 years, since 2000 Every 4 years, since 1995
Frequency Malaysia started since 2009 Malaysia started since
1999
 PISA TIMSS
Last
2012 2011
Assessment
Next
2015 2015
assessment
Measures trends in
Evaluate education math and science
systems by assessing to achievement
what extent students
at the end of Describes educational
Purpose compulsory education context, including
can apply their home support,
knowledge to real-life students attitudes,
situations and be curriculum, teachers
equipped for society training, classroom
activities
 PISA TIMSS
65 countries and 66 countries and 14 sub-
Countries
economies in 2012 national entities in 2011

70 minutes at grade
4
Read 120 minutes
90 minutes at grade
Plus 15 minutes
Test length 8
background
plus 15 minutes
questionnaire
background
questionnaire
 Trends In International
Mathematics and Science
Study (TIMMS)
 Research Sample
TIMMS

Population:
Form 2 pupils Sample of school:
(All types of schools under 150 schools chosen by using
KPM) Stratified Multi Stage Cluster
Sampling

Form 2 class chosen randomly

1. Test paper
12 test paper which comprises
mathematics and science questions
Prepare by expert panels from whole
world
Multiple choice questions and open
questions
Two languages (BM and BI)
2. Questionnaire (for pupils)
Pupils attitude and self-concept towards mathematics
and science
Parents expectation
Pupils external and internal activities

Questionnaire (for mathematics and science

teachers)
Background
T & L process

Questionnaire (for school)

Staff, enrolment, facilities, total periods for math and
science
Content domain

Number 30%
Algebra 30%
Geometry 20%
Data and chance 20%

Cognitive domain

Knowledge 35%
Application 40%
Reasoning 25%
TIMMS Sample questions
 Malaysias Position (Mathematics)

50
45 Kedudukan Bilangan
40 Malaysia menyertai
35
30
25 1999
Series 2 16 38
Series 1
20
15 2003 10 50
10
5 2007 20 49
0
1999 2003 2007 2011
2011 26 42
Malaysia Position
POPULATION

Above 15 years old students

SAMPLE

All types of schools in Malaysia

SCHOOL SAMPLE

150 school was chosen by using Stratified Multi Stage Cluster

Sampling

PUPILS SAMPLE
35 pupils of 15 years old was chosen randomly by using KeyQuest
application
Sample question
Educator Pupils

Question
Parents
format
 Teacher quality in T & L process

Teacher
Fadhlina (2008), professional
skills based on knowledge,
understanding, application,
professionalism and T & L
skills.

Teachers Teaching
confidence in
teaching pupils style
 Attitude

Pupils Confidence
Peers in
mathematics
skills
 PISA and
TIMMS
question
format (long
text)

Students need
Question to analysis
format and relate to
Simple understand
public the question.
examination
in Malaysia
 Ways to increase Malaysias
position

KSSR/KSSM i-Think
Programme

Follow up Task force

study PPPM PISA and
TIMMS
Kurikulum Standard Kurikulum
Sekolah Rendah Curriculum Standard Sekolah
(KSSR)
transformation Menengah
Jan 2011 (KSSM)
Year 1 pupils 2017
2012 10 school becomes menjadi
pioneer

2013 1000 schools

2014 All school

 Ministry of education is conducting case
studies at PISA and TIMMS excellent
schools to identify best practices that can
be shared with other schools.

Collaboration was carried up to conduct

follow-up studies of participating schools
in PISA and TIMMS
 Result of PISA dan TIMSS study became one of
the key inputs in drafting the Malaysia
Education Blueprint 2013 - 2025
PISA dan TIMSS became the coordinators of
language learning, mathematics and science at
international level
National examination and school-based
examination will be modified in order to increase
the numbers of questions that test high-level
thinking skill
 Task Force PISA and TIMSS was
establish after receiving the instruction
from Education Minister at the JPP
(Jawatan Perwakilan Penduduk)
Meeting and led by BPK (Badan
Pemeriksa Keuangan).
This Task Force focuses on improving
higher order thinking skills (HOTS)
among students and teachers.
Thank You