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Nations whose students score best on TIMSS mathematics and science tests show the least liking of mathematics and science

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q2 i? Across nations, better TIMSS math and science scores are associated with less student interest in pursuing math or science. → Daniel L. Schwartz and Dylan Arena 2013

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Daniel L. Schwartz and Dylan Arena 2013

Daniel L. Schwartz and Dylan Arena. (2013). Measuring What Matters Most: Choice-Based Assessments for the Digital Age. The MIT Press. http://www.macfound.org

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The report cites the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study, an assessment taken by students around the world, reporting that "the less interest the children there have in pursuing math or science" the better their nations score. No correlation coefficient is printed.

"The better a nation scores on the math or sci- ence tests, the less interest the children there have in pursuing math or science. Nobody knows exactly why the negative corre- lation is so strong."

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title Nations whose students score best on TIMSS mathematics and science tests show the least liking of mathematics and science
description Nations whose students score best on TIMSS mathematics and science tests show the least liking of mathematics and science
status review
evidence_strength weak
newest_evidence 2013
generated by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-16
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