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Factors that Differentiate Mathematics Students in Cyprus, Hong Kong, and the USA.
- Source :
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Educational Research & Evaluation . Mar2002, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p129-146. 18p. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- The purpose of this study was twofold: to examine how attitudinal and instructional variables differentiated 4th-grade students in Cyprus, Hong Kong, and the USA; and to determine how those variables were related to math performance on the TIMSS test. A discriminant analysis was performed to examine how those variables differentiated the students in the 3 countries. The most striking result was that the students from all 3 countries, who were similar to the average students in Cyprus, had the highest achievement within their countries. Thus, 4th-grade students who liked math, who thought it was important to do well in math for their friends, who did not need private instruction, and who had not been taught using computers or small group procedures, tended to be the better students. However, students who were similar to the average USA student had the lowest achievement within each of the 3 countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13803611
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Educational Research & Evaluation
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6358177
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1076/edre.8.1.129.6919