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Xuran Wang; Richard T. Houang; William H. Schmidt; Kimberly S. Kelly – International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, 2024
The Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2012 utilized data from 63 countries and economies to generate research questions that centered on the contribution of mathematics self-efficacy, opportunity to learn (OTL), and how their interplay affected students' mathematical performance. This study reveals that in a majority of the…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Mathematical Aptitude, Self Efficacy, Performance
Cheema, Jehanzeb R. – Issues in Educational Research, 2013
There are many different ways to measure a construct and the method chosen to accomplish this task can have a major effect on results of statistical analyses based on the measured variable. We looked at various methods ranging between naive and sophisticated that can be used to measure self-efficacy within the special context of mathematics, in…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Mathematical Aptitude, Measurement Techniques, Statistical Analysis
Platas, Linda M.; Ketterlin-Geller, Leanne R.; Sitabkhan, Yasmin – International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, 2016
This paper describes the development and intended uses of the Early Grades Mathematics Assessment (EGMA), which measures essential early mathematical knowledge and skills that are foundational to more sophisticated mathematical abilities, predictive of later achievement, and teachable. Administering the EGMA can provide policy makers,…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Skills
Stacey, Kaye – Journal of Science and Mathematics Education in Southeast Asia, 2010
PISA, the OECD's international program of assessment of reading, scientific and mathematical literacy, aims to assess the knowledge and skills that students have acquired at school and their ability to use them in everyday tasks and challenges. It also uses questionnaires to gather data on students' attitudes to learning and the conditions of…
Descriptors: International Education, Student Attitudes, International Programs, Scientific Literacy
Soucy McCrone, Sharon M.; Dossey, John A.; Turner, Ross; Lindquist, Mary Montgomery – Mathematics Teacher, 2008
The article discusses the need for mathematical literacy in our world today and shares results from the 2003 PISA assessment of mathematical literacy. Some ideas are presented for incorporating similar problems in the classroom. (Contains 4 figures and 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Numeracy, Mathematics Education, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Skills
Provasnik, Stephen; Gonzales, Patrick; Miller, David – National Center for Education Statistics, 2009
The "Condition of Education" summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. For the 2009 edition, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) prepared this supplemental report to take a closer look at U.S. student performance on international assessments. This special analysis examines…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Measures (Individuals), Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries