Investigation of differences in students' mathematical performance on timss 2003
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2008
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The main purpose of this quantitative study is to investigate the nature and quality of the mathematics test items and relationship to the basic mathematics concepts, application and problem-solving knowledge of eighth graders based on TIMSS 2003 in order to gain understanding of the differences in performances of students in countries that ranked high in comparison to those that did not. Data were obtained from published TIMSS reports of test items and scores. Statistical analyses were conducted to answer the research questions. The findings indicate some problems with the students' achievement and imply concerns about the students' mathematics development, their teachers' mathematics knowledge, and their countries' mathematics curriculum standards. A Confucian educational theoretical perspective was used to interpret mathematics content, teaching and learning and the differences in performances between the East Asian countries that performed the best on TIMSS and Western countries that use other theoretical perspectives such as constructivism.
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Wang, Z. (2008). Investigation of differences in students' mathematical performance on timss 2003 (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/2111