Correct Response: 108 Main Topic Content Domain Cognitive Domain Overall Percent Correct TIMSS 2003 4th-Grade Science Concepts and Science Items Country average vs. International average: Higher p Not different O Lower q EARTH SCIENCE Earth in the Solar System and Universe Conceptual Understanding Which diagram shows shadow Item Number: S011027 C At different times during a sunny day a tree was seen to cast a shadow of different length as shown in the diagrams below. Which diagram shows the shadow at mid-day (12 noon)? a b c d e Chinese Taipei 88 p Hong Kong, SAR 86 p Japan 86 p Hungary 83 p England 83 p Lithuania 78 p Singapore 78 p Italy 77 p Australia 75 p Latvia 75 p Moldova, Republic of 75 p New Zealand 75 p Belgium (Flemish) 75 p Norway 72 O Netherlands 70 O Slovenia 70 O United States 70 O International average 70 O Russian Federation 69 O Scotland 69 O Armenia 60 q Philippines 57 q Cyprus 52 q Iran, Islamic Republic of 47 q Tunisia 42 q Morocco 35 q
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Correct Response:
108
Main TopicContent Domain Cognitive Domain
Overall Percent Correct
TIMSS 2003 4th-Grade Science Concepts and Science Items
Country average vs. International average:
Higher pNotdifferent OLower q
eaRTh sCIenCeearthinthesolarsystem
andUniverseConceptualUnderstanding
Whichdiagramshowsshadow
Item Number: S011027
C
S011027
At different times during a sunny day a tree was seen to cast a shadow ofdifferent length as shown in the diagrams below. Which diagram shows theshadow at mid-day (12 noon)?
TIMSS 2003 4th-Grade Science Concepts and Science Items
Country average vs. International average:
Higher pNotdifferent OLower q
sCORInGCorrect Response
• easTwithexplanationstatingthatthesunrisesintheeast(orsimilar).Examples: East. The Sun comes up on the East side. East.TheSuntravelsfromEasttoWest. East.Whenthesuncomesuponthatsideitmakesashadowonthewestside. East. Area 4 is shaded in the morning because the Sun in on the East side.
• Othercorrect
Incorrect Response
• easT with no explanation or incorrect explanation. [May include a true statement that does not answer the question.]Examples: East. Because it is closest to the pond. East. Because it’s on the East side. East. Because the Sun travels across the sky.
TIMSS 2003 4th-Grade Science Concepts and Science Items
Directionofwater(continued)Item Number: S011032
Correct Response:
Incorrect Response:
117
Main TopicContent Domain Cognitive Domain
Overall Percent Correct
TIMSS 2003 4th-Grade Science Concepts and Science Items
Country average vs. International average:
Higher pNotdifferent OLower q
eaRTh sCIenCeearthProcesses,
Cycles,andHistoryConceptualUnderstanding
Watervaporwhenitgetscold
Item Number: S031382
sCORInGCorrect Response
• Referstocondensationorfreezing(orequivalent).Examples: It freezes. It condenses. Condensation. It condenses and turns into rain.
• Mentionscloudformationoraformofprecipitation(e.g.,rain,snow,fog,etc.)Examples: The water vapor changes to rain. It changes to snow. Watervaporturnsintoclouds. It rises into the clouds and becomes rain droplets. It turns foggy. It rains.
• OthercorrectExamples: It falls to the ground.
Incorrect Response
• Mentions only that the water becomes cold. [No mention of a change of state or precipitation.]Examples: The water vapor becomes cold. Its temperature drops.
• Mentions only that water vapor rises (or similar). [No mention of condensation or precipitation.]Examples: The water vapor will rise on a hot day.
• Otherincorrect(includingcrossedout/erased,straymarks,illegible,orofftask)Examples: It disappears.
S031382
On a hot, humid day the air contains a lot of water vapor. What happens tothe water vapor in the air when the air becomes very cold?