Primary School Students' Knowledge of the Equal Sign--The Swedish Case

Autor/in	Madej, Lars
Titel	Primary School Students' Knowledge of the Equal Sign--The Swedish Case
Quelle	In: International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 20 (2022) 2, S.321-343 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Madej, Lars)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1571-0068
DOI	10.1007/s10763-020-10144-z
Schlagwörter	Elementary School Students; Foreign Countries; Case Studies; Socioeconomic Status; Arithmetic; Symbols (Mathematics); Grade 3; Grade 6; Mathematics Tests; Knowledge Level; Mathematics Achievement; Cross Cultural Studies; Achievement Tests; International Assessment; Secondary School Students; Elementary Secondary Education; Science Tests; Science Achievement; Sweden; South Korea; Program for International Student Assessment; Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Socio-economic status; Sozioökonomischer Status; Addition; Arithmetik; Arithmetikunterricht; Rechnen; School year 03; 3. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 03; School year 06; 6. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 06; Wissensbasis; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Cultural comparison; Kulturvergleich; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Sekundarschüler; Schweden; Korea; Republik
Abstract	This case study investigates, at three Swedish schools, primary school students' knowledge of the equal sign. The schools were chosen as representatives of schools whose students have different socioeconomic backgrounds. The data consist of Grade 3 and 6 students' responses to an assessment form based on Matthews et al. ("JRME," 43(3):316-350, 2012). A comparison between the schools indicates that there are great differences in the students' knowledge of the equal sign depending on which school they attend. The Swedish students perform better than South Korean students responding to the same assessment form when it comes to knowing that the equal sign does not mean an operation ("the answer to a problem"). We find this interesting to discuss, as South Korea is one of the countries that performs the best on the TIMSS and PISA. (As Provided).
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