This student investigates
Cambodian student competencies in chemistry at lower secondary level
by using the TIMSS 2011 standards. There were 3014 students in eighth
of lower secondary schools of Cambodia participated in the research.
Their results are then compared with the achievement of students from
Japan, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia on the same TIMSS items. It
is found that the achievement of Cambodian students is comparable to
most of its regional neighbors, but is much lower than that of Japan
and the ASEAN and international average. The study discusses the
findings and identifies key challenges for the current Cambodian
context.
