Mathematics Achievement in the Middle School Years. IEA's Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).

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Autor/inn/en	Beaton, Albert E.; und weitere
Institution	Boston Coll., Chestnut Hill, MA. Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy.; International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement.
Titel	Mathematics Achievement in the Middle School Years. IEA's Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS).
Quelle	(1996), (243 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	1-889938-02-5
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Comparative Analysis; Data Collection; Family Environment; Foreign Countries; Grade 7; Grade 8; International Education; International Studies; Junior High Schools; Mathematics Achievement; Mathematics Tests; Middle School Students; Middle Schools; Performance Factors; Questionnaires; Reliability; Research Methodology; Sampling; Scoring; Sex Differences; Tables (Data); Test Construction; Test Results; Translation; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Data capture; Datensammlung; Familienmilieu; Ausland; School year 07; 7. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 07; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Internationale Erziehung; Internationaler Studiengang; Sekundarstufe I; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Leistungsindikator; Fragebogen; Reliabilität; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bewertung; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied; Tabelle; Testaufbau
Abstract	The Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the largest and most ambitious study undertaken by the International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement. Forty-five countries collected data in more than 30 languages. Five grade levels were tested in the two subject areas, so that more than half a million students were tested around the world. This report addresses middle-school mathematics achievement (grades seven and eight) in six content areas: (1) fractions and number sense; (2) measurement; (3) proportionality; (4) data representation, analysis, and probability; (5) geometry; and (6) algebra. Results cover 41 countries with complete data collection. Singapore was the top-performing country at both grade levels, with Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong also performing very well. There were large differences in average achievement between top performers and bottom performing nations. Gender differences in mathematics achievement were small or nearly nonexistent in most countries, but when they did appear, they favored boys. In nearly every country there was a strong positive relationship between student enjoyment of mathematics and higher achievement. Home factors were strongly related to mathematics achievement in every participating country, but relationships between instructional variables and achievement were less clear. In every country, the pattern was for the eighth grade student whose parents had more education to also have higher achievement in mathematics. The amount of television viewing was negatively associated with mathematics achievement. The document's introduction provides information on each country's characteristics including demographics, public expenditures on education, organization of educational system. Chapters address: (1) International Student Achievement in Mathematics; (2) Average Achievement; (3) Performance on Items within Each Mathematics Content Area; (4) Students Backgrounds and Attitudes towards Mathematics; and (5) Teachers and Instruction. Appendixes include: Overview of TIMSS Procedures; Test-Curriculum Matching Analysis; Selected Mathematics Achievement Eighth-Grade Results for the Philippines, Denmark, Sweden, and German-Speaking Switzerland; and Percentiles and Standard Deviations of Mathematics Achievement. (SLD)
Anmerkungen	Boston College, Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, and Educational Policy, Campion Hall 323, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167; ($30--international customers add $7.50 for postage); http://wwwcsteep.bc.edu/timss
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC