TIMSS Video Benchmark announcement [3-12-03]

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TIMSS VIDEO STUDY

BENCHMARKING OPTION

A proposal by LessonLab - Santa Monica, California

March 14, 2003

BACKGROUND

The TIMSS 1999 Video Study is a follow-up to the TIMSS 1995 Video Study. The 1999 Video Study

was conducted by LessonLab Inc., funded by the U.S. Department of Education, and sponsored by

IEA. The 1999 video study includes seven countries: Australia, Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Japan,

Netherlands, Switzerland, and United States. Whereas the 1995 study included only mathematics, this

new one includes eighth-grade mathematics and science lessons, sampling 100 lessons for each

subject and country. The goals of the study are to describe teaching practices in eighth-grade

mathematics and science, to compare practices across countries, and to build a library of public-

release videos that can be used to promote cross-national discussions of teaching. The results of the

mathematics study will be released March 26, 2003. The science study will be released in 2004.

OPPORTUNITY

Although only seven countries participated in the 1999 Video Study, 50 countries participated in the

assessment portion of TIMSS 1999. Now that the results of the mathematics video study are about

to be released, LessonLab is offering all countries the opportunity to benchmark their country’s

mathematics and science teaching against the seven countries that participated in the TIMSS 1999

video study. A country need not have participated in the TIMSS 1999 testing in order to participate

in this video benchmarking option. LessonLab is offering two options for participation:

OPTION #1: COMPLETE BENCHMARKING STUDY

A country electing the TIMSS Video Benchmarking Option pays LessonLab a fixed fee to conduct a

video study. For this fee, LessonLab will conduct the major aspects of the project, from data

collection to analysis, to report preparation and public release videos. Lessons will be coded using the

mathematics and science coding frameworks developed for the TIMSS 1999 Video Study. The codes

address various aspects of mathematics and science instruction (e.g., country models - holistic

representations of a “typical” lesson in each country; analysis of classroom interaction patterns and

participant frameworks; analysis of instructional activities; analysis of content presented and type of

reasoning required from students; use of resources). A benchmarking report will be prepared that

shows the new country’s data in comparison to the 7 countries participating in TIMSS Video 1999.

The complete benchmarking option provides a country with a way to compare its classroom

practices to those in other countries, including a number of high achieving ones. In addition,

LessonLab will produce public release videotapes for participants in the benchmarking option that

will enable a country to join cross-national discussions of teaching that will take place in conjunction

with the 1999 mathematics and science video studies.

OPTION #2: PUBLIC USE VIDEO PARTICIPATION ONLY

Countries which choose not to carry out a complete benchmarking study are offered a second

option: to participate in the international discussion of public use videos of mathematics and science

lessons. In choosing Option 2, a country pays LessonLab a fixed fee to produce four public use

lessons (or eight if both mathematics and science are included); collect all supplementary materials;

digitize video and related materials and enter them in LessonLab’s on-line public use library together

with public use lessons from the TIMSS 1999 Video Study. At present there are 28 full length lesson

cases in the LessonLab TIMSS Video Library, 4 from each country which participated in the TIMSS

1999 Video Study.

In addition to all production costs, LessonLab also includes in the fee for Option 2 a one-year

software license and on-line access to all public use lessons from all countries, including participation

in on-line international discussions of mathematics and science teaching.

COST

OPTION #1: COMPLETE BENCHMARKING STUDY

The fixed price cost of this research offering is US$300,000 for each country and subject matter

(mathematics or science). If both mathematics and science are done the cost is US$600,000. The

study will be completed within approximately one year.

In addition to these fees, each country will be expected to contribute the time of the Country

Coordinator (the primary LessonLab research colleague in each country), as well as the work of

selecting the sample of classrooms, securing of all necessary permissions, translation of teacher

questionnaire in appropriate language, printing of teacher questionnaires, payments for participating

teachers (if required), and some travel expenses.

OPTION #2: PUBLIC USE VIDEO OPTION ONLY

The fixed price cost of participation in the public use video project is US$50,000 for one subject

(mathematics or science), or US$90,000 for both mathematics and science. In addition to this fee,

each country must assist with selection of classrooms for videotaping and securing of permissions.

All other costs are included.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

If you are interested in participating, or if you have further questions, please contact Dr. James Stigler

at LessonLab (

[e-mail]

).