With the participation of 580,000 students from 72 countries and global cities
Dubai is on the list of the top 10 in the world with the skills requested by the «TIMSS»
Dubai registered the first participation in the study of international trends in mathematics and science in the category of comparing performance in 2007. From the source
Abdullah Al-Karam: "We are keen to ensure that all our students receive a quality education comparable to what their peers get internationally."
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The Emirate of Dubai was among the top 10 in the world in the International Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), which was held during the year 2019, and was revealed internationally, last Tuesday, in a new achievement to be added to the global recognition record for the efforts of the Dubai government in the field of education and research. Scientific, development and creativity.
According to the results of the international study that is held every four years, and Dubai participated in it for the fourth time in a row, with the participation of more than 580 thousand international students from 72 countries and global cities, the private schools in Dubai ranked eighth in the world in science for the fourth grade, at a rate of 550 points, and the fifth place in the world in the science subject for the eighth grade with a rate of 566 points, which greatly exceeds the global average, which was determined by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, which is the body that carries out the international assessment with 500 points, so that Dubai schools bypassed the objectives of the national agenda UAE 2021, which is ranked 15th in the world.
Dubai has launched many strategies to achieve its ambition to invest in people, science and technology, and is constantly striving to achieve an advanced scientific leap, and to draw a new knowledge reality that establishes the emirate's position locally and globally.
The performance of students of Dubai schools in mathematics did not differ, as the results of the international study confirm that private schools in Dubai ranked tenth in the world for the fourth grade with a rate of 550 points, and the seventh place in the world for the eighth grade with a rate of 553 points.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors, Director General of the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai, Dr. Abdullah Al-Karam said: “Since the first participation in Dubai in 2007, the TIMSS study has provided reliable and comprehensive information that monitors the reality of the educational system and the rates of progress in students’ performance every four years, in addition to its role in taking Informed decisions to improve the performance of our students and empower them with future skills, in line with the leadership's vision.
He added: “The results of TIMSS 2019 showed that when we have a common goal, we as an educational community are able to transform challenges into new opportunities, and improve the quality of education that our students receive in every Dubai school, and in the various educational curricula applied.”
Al-Karam indicated that the remarkable progress that our students have made in the TIMSS study since the first participation of Dubai in 2007 reflects the educational community’s commitment to achieving a common goal, which is to ensure that all our students receive quality education comparable to what their peers get globally.
He praised the continuous efforts made by school leaders, teachers, parents, and our male and female children over the past years to achieve this goal, as well as their positive contributions in building joint platforms for cooperation with their peers in other schools locally and globally, and sharing successful experiences between our schools.
He expressed his gratitude to every principal, teacher, student and guardian in Dubai, stressing that the success of Dubai students in exceeding the objectives of the UAE national agenda in the international assessment «TIMSS» is not an indication of the quality of the academic results of our students, but also reflects the extent of dedication and commitment And the love of school principals and Dubai teachers for their students, schools and their city, noting that the Dubai Knowledge and Human Development Authority continues to work with all partners to enhance the competitiveness of Dubai's students regionally and internationally, and to improve the quality of education in order to achieve the vision of the leadership, in line with the future goals of the Dubai government.
Advanced results for private schools in Dubai
Private schools in Dubai have achieved remarkable progress in the performance of their students in the international assessment since the first participation of Dubai in 2007, reaching 98 points in mathematics for fourth grade, 70 points in the same subject for the eighth grade, 79 points in science for fourth grade, and 60 points in the subject Same for eighth grade.
The results of the international study indicate that nearly 75% of students achieved higher performance than the international average in fourth grade mathematics.
About 74% of the eighth grade students scored above the world average in the same subject.
In the science subject, more than 75% of the fourth grade students also performed above the global average, while nearly 78% of the eighth grade students performed higher than the world average in the same subject.
According to the results of the TIMSS study, students of the Indian, British, and International Baccalaureate curricula in Dubai have achieved rates that greatly exceed the global average. The results showed that students who receive their education in the Indian curriculum in Dubai have achieved a rate higher than their peers in other educational curricula in general. , While fourth-grade students in the British curriculum in mathematics achieved higher rates than their peers in Dubai.
Dubai had registered its first participation in the study of international trends in mathematics and science in the performance comparison category in 2007.
Periodic entries
The Knowledge and Human Development Authority has adopted the results of international assessments since Dubai’s first participation in the TIMSS assessment, as it is one of the periodic inputs to monitor the reality of the educational system in the education sector in the emirate, coinciding with the focus of school inspections, on evaluating students ’performance in the subjects of science and mathematics, and providing support to schools To achieve the expected goals.
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