FILES CONTAINING THE 3-PL PLAUSIBLE VALUES FOR THE TIMSS 1995 ASSESSMENT POPULATION 1 File Name: ASV + 3 Digit Country Code + 1.DAT File Layout Variable Name Start End Format Label ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- idcntry 1 5 F5.0 Country ID idstud 6 15 F10.0 Student ID asmmat01-asmmat05 21 55 5F7.2 Overall Mathematics (Univariate) asmwho01-asmwho05 56 90 5F7.2 Whole Numbers asmfap01-asmfap05 91 125 5F7.2 Fractions and Proportionality asmgem01-asmgem05 126 160 5F7.2 Geometry and Measurement asmdap01-asmdap05 161 195 5F7.2 Data Rep., Analysis and Probability asssci01-asssci05 201 235 5F7.2 Overall Science (Univariate) asseas01-asseas05 236 270 5F7.2 Earth Science asslis01-asslis05 271 305 5F7.2 Life Science assphs01-assphs05 306 340 5F7.2 Physical Science POPULATION 2 File Name: BSV + 3 Digit Country Code + 1.DAT File Layout Variable Name Start End Format Label ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- idcntry 1 5 F5.0 Country ID idstud 6 15 F10.0 Student ID bsmmat01-bsmmat05 21 55 5F7.2 Overall Mathematics (Univariate) bsmfns01-bsmfns05 56 90 5F7.2 Fractions and Number Sense bsmgeo01-bsmgeo05 91 125 5F7.2 Geometry bsmalg01-bsmalg05 126 160 5F7.2 Algebra bsmdap01-bsmdap05 161 195 5F7.2 Data Rep., Analysis & Probability bsmmea01-bsmmea05 196 230 5F7.2 Measurement bsssci01-bsssci05 251 285 5F7.2 Overall Science (Univariate) bsseas01-bsseas05 286 320 5F7.2 Earth Science bsslis01-bsslis05 321 355 5F7.2 Life Science bssphy01-bssphy05 356 390 5F7.2 Physics bssche01-bssche05 391 425 5F7.2 Chemistry