Learning Mathematics for Life
Subtitle: A Perspective from PISA
By: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Series: PISA
Publisher: OECD Publishing
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource]:
Number of pages: 246
ISBN-13: 9789264075009
Subjects: Education
Description: People from many countries have expressed interest in the tests students take for the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). Learning Mathematics for Life examines the link between the PISA test requirements and student performance. It focuses specifically on the proportions of students who answer questions correctly across a range of difficulty. The questions are classified by content, competencies, context and format, and the connections between these and student performance are then analysed. This analysis has been carried out in an effort to link PISA results to curricular programmes and structures in participating countries and economies. Results from the student assessment reflect differences in country performance in terms of the test questions. These findings are important for curriculum planners, policy makers and in particular teachers – especially mathematics teachers of intermediate and lower secondary school classes.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: Introduction; title: Reader's Guide; title: Main Features of the PISA Mathematics Theoretical Framework; title: A Question of Difficulty; title: Comparison of Country Level Results; title: The Roles of Language and Item Formats; title: Mathematical Problem Solving and Differences in Students' Understanding; title: References; title: Annex A1; title: Annex A2; title: Annex A3; title: Annex A4; title: Annex A5; title: Annex A6.