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Andrew G. Biggs; John Mantus – American Enterprise Institute, 2024
There is much public concern over the poor math performances of U.S. students compared to other developed countries. In this paper, we consider the role of instruction style in student performance on the math literacy portion of the OECD's PISA exam, specifically looking at the increasingly-popular student-oriented style of classroom instruction…
Descriptors: Teamwork, Cooperative Learning, Student Centered Learning, Mathematics Instruction
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Xin Liu; Kajsa Yang Hansen; Jan De Neve; Martin Valcke – Instructional Science: An International Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2024
The present study examines the measurement property of instructional quality in mathematics education, building on data from teachers and students, by combing TALIS 2013 and PISA 2012 linkage data from seven countries. Confirmatory factor analysis was applied to examine the dimensionality of the construct instructional quality in mathematics…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Mathematics Instruction, Educational Quality
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Yuliana, Ivo; Cahyono, Muhamad Edi; Widodo, Wahono; Irwanto, Irwanto – Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, 2021
Purpose: Scientific literacy plays an important role in catalyzing science learning in the 21st century. Unfortunately, previous evidence revealed that students' scientific literacy tends to be unsatisfactory. This study investigated the effect of ethnoscience-themed picture books embedded in context-based learning (EthCBL) on students' scientific…
Descriptors: Picture Books, Scientific Literacy, Comparative Analysis, Science Instruction
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Forbes, Cory T.; Neumann, Knut; Schiepe-Tiska, Anja – International Journal of Science Education, 2020
Scientific literacy is a central aim of science education. The "Programme for International Student Assessment" (PISA) provides a measure of secondary students' scientific literacy and reported science instruction in 72 countries. Researchers have analyzed PISA data to identify important relationships between science instruction and…
Descriptors: Active Learning, Inquiry, Science Instruction, Science Achievement