TIMSS 2003 Schedule
Completed Milestones

2001

• TIMSS 2003 Assessment Frameworks publishedSeptember 2001

2002

• Field test conductedApril–June 2002
• Assessment instruments finalizedAugust 2002
• Data collection conducted in southern hemisphere countriesSeptember–November 2002

2003

• Second edition of TIMSS 2003 Assessment Frameworks publishedFebruary 2003
• Data collection conducted in northern hemisphere countriesFebruary–July 2003

2004

• TIMSS 2003 Released Item Sets publishedJuly 2004
• Publication of TIMSS 2003 International Reports in Mathematics and Science at Fourth and Eighth GradesDecember 2004
• Publication of TIMSS 2003 Technical ReportDecember 14, 2004

2005

• Publication of TIMSS 2003 International Database and User Guide May 27, 2005