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Johansson, Stefan; Strietholt, Rolf – Comparative Education, 2019
With the aid of longitudinal country-level data from five IEA TIMSS assessments (1995--2011), the current study addresses the issue of the globalisation of curricula and achievement. To explore the hypothesis of global convergence, we study performance in four subdomains of mathematics. Using regression with fixed effects for countries, we…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests
Akhtar, Zarina; Steinle, Vicki – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2013
The study was designed to probe students' thinking about which numerical values can be assigned to algebraic letters. The data from students in Year 7 (n = 533), Year 8 (n = 377) and Year 9 (n = 172) was analysed using response patterns. The data confirmed that each year contained students with two misconceptions; "Different Letter means…
Descriptors: Secondary School Students, Secondary School Mathematics, Algebra, Student Attitudes