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Mathematics beliefs and instructional strategies in achievement of elementary-school students in Japan: results from the TIMSS 2003 assessment
- Source :
- Psychological Reports. April, 2007, Vol. 100 Issue 2, p476, 7 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- Recent findings concerning mathematics assessment indicate that students in Japan consistently score above international averages. Researchers have examined specific mathematics beliefs and instructional strategies associated with mathematics achievement for students in Japan. This study examined relationships among self-beliefs, classroom instructional strategies, and mathematics achievement for a large national sample of students (N = 4,207) from the TIMSS 2003 international sample of fourth graders in Japan. Several significant relationships between mathematics beliefs and test scores were found; a number of classroom teaching strategies were also significantly associated with test scores. However, multiple regression using the complete set of five mathematics beliefs and five instructional strategies explained only 25.1% of the variance in mathematics achievement test scores.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00332941
- Volume :
- 100
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Psychological Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.164871076