TIMSS 12th Grade Physics
TIMSS Physics Questions from timssallitems.pdf 38 released questions. | Percent of US 12th Grade Girls With Correct Answers | Adjust ment for Multiple Choice Questions | % of US 12th Grade Girls Applying Physics Principles | Boys' Inter national Average | Boys' Inter national Average Corrected for Multiple Choice | US Boys Prior To Adjust ment for Multiple Choice | Highest Scoring Nations' Boys Prior to Adjust ment for guesses | Country With Highest Score | US Boys-- Adjust ed for guesses | Highest Boys- Adjust ed for guesses |
G01 PATH OF ELECTRONS TRAVELING THROUGH A MAGNETIC FIELD 26 2.5 27 3.4 25 2.7 | 25 | 25 | 0 | 42.7 | 24 | 42.7 | 61.1 | Norway | 17.7 | 36.1 |
G04 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN INDUCED CURRENT AND VARYING MAGNETIC FIELD 26 2.6 31 3.8 22 2.7 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 33.6 | 11 | 33.6 | 48.2 | France | 8.6 | 23.2 |
G05 DIRECTION REFRACTED RAY OF LIGHT 27 2.8 33 3.5 20 2.9 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 37 | 21 | 33 | 59.1 | Russia | 13 | 39.1 |
G07 ENERGY TRANSFORMATION AND COLLISION OF CARS 23 2.4 27 3.9 18 2.5 | 18 | 20 | -2 | 32.7 | 16 | 27.1 | 61.1 | Slovenia | 7.1 | 41.1 |
G08 MECHANICAL ENERGY OF BLOCK AND SPRING SYSTEM 13 1.6 14 2.5 11 2.3 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 38.2 | 18 | 14.2 | 56.6 | Norway | -10.8 | 31.6 |
G09 DIRECTION OF FORCES IN AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE 15 2.2 13 2.1 17 4.0 | 17 | 20 | -3 | 19.4 | -1 | 12.8 | 56.5 | Cyprus | -7.2 | 36.5 |
G10 MINIMUM VOLTAGE NEEDED TO PRODUCE X- RAYS 23 2.6 25 3.5 20 4.2 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 31.7 | 15 | 24.8 | 54.5 | Slovenia | 4.8 | 34.5 |
G11 EFFECT OF ICE MELTING ON WATER LEVEL IN AQUARIUM 5 1.1 6 1.8 4 0.8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 6 | 30.3 | Switzerland | 6 | 30.3 |
G13 DOPPLER EFFECT AND MOVING CAR 12 1.7 16 3.0 7 1.9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 39.8 | 39.8 | 16.5 | 68.9 | Italy | 16.5 | 68.9 |
G14 PATHS OF ALPHA, BETA, AND GAMMA RAYS THROUGH AN ELECTRIC FIELD 5 1.1 7 2.1 2 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 30 | 7.3 | 59.5 | Norway | 7.3 | 59.5 |
G15 DIRECTION OF ACCELERATION OF A BOUNCING BALL 6 1.2 10 2.1 2 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 9.6 | 51.9 | Norway | 9.6 | 51.9 |
G16 EFFECT OF PRESSURE ON WATER LEAKING FROM A BOTTLE 3 1.0 4 1.3 3 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 20.5 | France | 3.9 | 20.5 |
G17 DIRECTION OF FORCE DUE CURRENT 12 2.1 11 1.9 12 3.9 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 10.9 | 48.4 | Slovenia | 10.9 | 48.4 |
G18 ALPHA PARTICLES PASSING THROUGH GOLD 2 0.7 3 1.3 1 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 28.1 | Germany | 2.5 | 28.1 |
G19 LENZ’S LAW AND FALLING ALUMINUM RING 1 0.3 1 0.6 . . | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 1.1 | 42.2 | Germany | 1.1 | 42.2 |
H03 PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT AND KINETIC ENERGY OF EMITTED ELECTRONS 24 2.4 26 2.7 23 3.1 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 41.2 | 22 | 25.9 | 65.2 | Norway | 0.9 | 40.2 |
H04 TENSION OF STRING BETWEEN TWO FALLING OBJECTS 33 2.2 43 3.1 23 2.2 | 23 | 25 | -2 | 39.1 | 19 | 42.6 | 52.3 | Sweden | 17.6 | 27.3 |
H06 INDUCED emf IN ROTATING COIL 34 2.1 38 3.4 29 3.1 | 29 | 25 | 5 | 31.7 | 9 | 38.2 | 40.2 | Latvia | 13.2 | 15.2 |
H07 RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE WITH CONSTANT VOLUME 15 2.0 20 3.1 9 1.8 | 9 | 25 | -16 | 45.4 | 27 | 19.9 | 55.8 | Denmark | -5.1 | 30.8 |
H08 PATH OF ELECTRONS IN ELECTRIC FIELD 12 1.6 13 2.5 10 1.9 | 10 | 20 | -10 | 34 | 18 | 13.3 | 54.7 | France | -6.7 | 34.7 |
H09 REFRACTION AND VELOCITY OF BLUE LIGHT 19 2.1 23 3.2 15 2.3 | 15 | 20 | -5 | 31.9 | 15 | 22.7 | 63.5 | Australia | 2.7 | 43.5 |
H10 VECTOR SUM OF ELECTRIC FORCES 15 1.5 18 2.1 11 1.7 | 11 | 25 | -14 | 36.5 | 15 | 18.2 | 56.4 | Sweden | -6.8 | 31.4 |
H12 PARTICLE MOVEMENT IN A TRANSVERSE WAVE 11 2.0 16 3.5 6 1.7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 29.8 | 29.8 | 16.1 | 71.6 | Sweden | 16.1 | 71.6 |
H13 INTERPRETATION OF A FORCE VERSUS DISTANCE GRAPH 7 1.7 10 2.2 3 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 42.2 | 42.2 | 10 | 63.6 | Germany | 10 | 63.6 |
H14 EFFECT OF DENSITY ON THE FREEZING OF WATER 2 0.6 3 0.9 1 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14.6 | 19 | 2.6 | 39.6 | Sweden | 2.6 | 39.6 |
H15 DE BROGLIE WAVELGTH OF A MOBILE ELECTRON 7 1.4 7 1.5 7 1.9 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24.2 | 24.2 | 6.5 | 74.2 | Norway | 6.5 | 74.2 |
H16 SPEED OF AN ELECTRON TRAVELING THROUGH PERPENDICULAR ELECTRIC AND MAGNETIC FIELD 2 0.6 1 0.7 2 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22.4 | 22.4 | 1.3 | 55.2 | Norway | 1.3 | 55.2 |
H17 RESISTANCE OF A SERIES CIRCUIT COMPONENT 2 0.7 2 1.2 1 0.4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 2.3 | 48.4 | Sweden | 2.3 | 48.4 |
H18 TELEVISION AS PARTICLE ACCELERATOR 1 0.3 2 0.6 0 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 1.5 | 55.9 | Germany | 1.5 | 55.9 |
AVERAGE | 8.0% | 8.4% | -0.4% | 22.1% | 15.1% | 12.3% | 40.6% | 3.9% |