The results of
the fourth test cycle are to be found here.
Not exact matches
(Indeed, much money could be recaptured for the budget if
fourth and eighth grade reading and math
testing were switched back to a four - year
cycle, although that change needs Congressional assent.)
In 2011, the five yearly
testing cycle for PIRLS (Progress in International Reading Literacy Study) came in to alignment with the four - year
cycle for TIMSS, allowing countries who were participating in both of these international studies to gain comprehensive information about the achievement of their
fourth grade students in three core curriculum areas - reading, mathematics and science.
With the exception of the black - white performance gap in
fourth grade math, which narrowed modestly in 2015 for the first time since 2009, measurable improvement in achievement gaps has not been posted for three to five
testing cycles.