Laboratory staff have participated in TIMSS Advanced observation

TIMSS advanced is an international assessment of the mathematics and science achievement of students in more than sixty countries. Now entering its twentieth year of data collection, TIMSS provides countries with a measure of how well they are preparing their students with the mathematics and science knowledge they need to become effective citizens.

However, it also is critical for countries to ensure that capable secondary school students receive further preparation in advanced mathematics and science, so that they are ready to enter challenging university-level studies that prepare them for careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. This group of students will become the next generation of scientists and engineers who will drive innovation and technological development in all sectors of the economy. Thus, it is important for countries to understand the mathematics and science achievement of these students as they begin their university-level education. TIMSS Advanced is the only international assessment that targets this specific group of students and provides essential information about their advanced mathematics and physics achievement. TIMSS Advanced assesses these students in their final year of secondary school or, as an option offered in 2015 for the first time, at the start of their STEM coursework in universities.

This study is a large-scale monitoring and therefore the control procedures of testing are needed throughout assessment. Galina Larina has participated in the International observers TIMSS Advanced training seminar which was organized on 28th of January in Amsterdam. Later, Irina Shklyaeva, Anastasia Kapuza and Koreshnikova Julia were also involved in the TIMSS Advanced observation.