TEDS-M 2008, an International Assessment of Learning Outcomes in Higher Education, Now Collecting Data from National Samples in Eighteen Countries

The first international assessment of learning outcomes in higher education using national samples has started final data collection in eighteen participating countries. Known as TEDS-M 2008, for Teacher Education Study in Mathematics, the study is based on national probability samples of institutions of teacher education, their faculty members and students. It is a study of preparation to teach mathematics at primary and lower secondary levels, gathering data on the routes, institutions, programs, practices and outcomes of teacher education. The study is sponsored by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), the organization that has sponsored many other cross-national studies, including TIMSS. MSU is the lead institution in TEDS-M for all the participating countries. Findings will be released in late 2009. Maria Teresa Tatto is the international director of the study with Sharon Senk, Jack Schwille and three colleagues from the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) as co-directors. Bill Schmidt is the U.S. national director of the study.

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