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Nicholas, Karen; Fletcher, Jo – Education 3-13, 2017
The steepest decline in achievement in New Zealand primary schools occurs in Years 7 and 8, with the greatest decline in the subject area of mathematics. The cohort that achieves at the lowest level in New Zealand schools is Pasifika. This study considers the views of those stakeholders involved in the teaching of these children. It seeks to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Teachers, Teaching Methods
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Kamaliyah; Zulkardi; Darmawijoyo – Indonesian Mathematical Society Journal on Mathematics Education, 2013
Indonesia's involvement in the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is one attempt to see how far the development of educational programs in our country compared to other countries in the world. PISA results show that Indonesia is still at the lower level. This means that the ability of Indonesian students in solving problems that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Problem Solving, Educational Policy
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Arreeman, Inger Erixon – European Educational Research Journal, 2014
In Sweden, and in most other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, post-16 education is a general requirement to succeed in adult life. By the late 2000s, after about two decades of policies for student choice and publicly funded free schools, students' results in the Programme for International Student…
Descriptors: Student Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Secondary Education, Track System (Education)
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Aldous, Carol – Teaching Science, 2008
A recent national study into Science, ICT and Mathematics education in rural and regional Australia (SiMERR) highlighted the disadvantages faced by rural and remote communities in terms of science learning and teaching. Focus group interviews conducted in rural primary schools in South Australia identified a lack of resources and of access to…
Descriptors: Mathematics Education, Focus Groups, Interviews, Rural Areas