Learning Mathematics for Life
Subtitle: A Perspective from PISA
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Published: 2010
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9789264074996
Subjects: Mathematical ability, testing; Mathematics, study and teaching
Description: This publication examines the link between the Programme for International Student Assessment (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 analyzed. This analysis has been carried out in an effort to link PISA results to curricular programs 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.--Publisher's description.