![]() ![]() These strengths and weaknesses are then linked back to the contents of the PISA and TIMSS tests. In this way, the relative strengths and weaknesses of Western and Asian countries are identified. Differential performances of six countries on each set of items are examined. ![]() ![]() In particular, many geometry and algebra items in TIMSS are “inner mathematics” (mathematics without a real-life context), and such items do not appear in the PISA test. In this paper, TIMSS released items are divided into two sets: one that fits the PISA framework and one that does not. It was found that Western countries generally performed better in PISA than in TIMSS, and Eastern European and Asian countries generally performed better in TIMSS than in PISA.
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