Dubai School Agency (DSA), the first agency of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai (KHDA) organized the testing in order to provide itself with an internationally credible baseline against which it can measure its strategy in the coming years.
TIMSS is an important educational assessment of student achievement in mathematics and science. It is being conducted under the purview of the KHDA and implemented by the DSA in partnership with the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA).
Fatma Al Marri, CEO of DSA said, "Our sincere thanks to all the participating schools, their principals and teachers for incorporating the TIMSS testing in their respective schools. As a former principal, I know how hard it must have been to incorporate an unscheduled, standardized testing into a regular school day. But these schools made it happen because they cared about DSA's efforts and believed in what TIMSS stood for. We are very grateful for the cooperative attitude of most schools as they reflect the values of collaboration and contribution of the Schools Agency."
Scoring of the TIMSS booklets has begun in earnest as DSA trained scorers converge everyday at the DSA's premises at KHDA's Academic City headquarters to complete the scoring on time. Meanwhile data entry of the scored booklets has also begun with the plans to send the data and reliability booklets to IEA by the end of the month. Individual results for Dubai are expected in February next year with worldwide results are expected in August next year.
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144 schools in Dubai complete TIMSS testing - results for Dubai scheduled in February
- United Arab Emirates: Thursday, December 27 - 2007 at 12:30
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Close to 8500 students in 144 schools in Dubai have tested for Trends in Mathematics and Science Studies (TIMSS) before the year is out.
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About the Knowledge and Human Development AuthorityThe Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) was established by virtue of Law No. 30/2006 by HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, Ruler of Dubai. KHDA aims to develop the education and human resource sectors in the Emirate of Dubai, bringing it on par with international standards and prevalent best practices, while keeping in mind the requirements of the job market.
The Authority will undertake the planning, provision, implementation and supervision of knowledge and human resource requirements in cooperation and coordination with the concerned federal entities in the country.
KHDA will ensure that the educational developments are in line with the economic and social growth in the country and the region. Besides ensuring the continuous development of the education sector, KHDA strives to improve the quality and outcomes of education on all fronts, at all stages. KHDA keeps in mind the needs of the key stake holders (students, teachers, parents, government and private sectors) in the educational development process and is working towards a UAE knowledge economy.
About the Dubai School Agency
Dubai School Agency was established by HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, by Decree No. 11/2007 as the first Agency of the KHDA.
As the first entity of the KHDA, the Dubai School Agency will oversee the development and management of school-based educational services in Dubai and will administrate the K-12 education sector in both, public and private schools. The Agency will emphasize high standards of quality, bringing it on par with international standards while maintaining cultural and social values.
About Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
TIMSS is an important educational research project of student achievement in mathematics and science in over 60 educational systems around the world. It is designed to measure and interpret differences in national educational systems in order to help improve the teaching and learning of mathematics and science worldwide. TIMSS assessment is done to establish a country's or region's rating on an international level. TIMSS happens every four years. It started in 1995 and the other waves followed in 1999, 2003, and 2007.
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Posted by Medilyn Manibo, Assistant News EditorThursday, December 27 - 2007 at 12:30 UAE local time (GMT+4)
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