ERIC Number: EJ1311875
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 16
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Cross-Country Predictive Validities of Non-Cognitive Variables for Mathematics Achievement: Evidence Based on TIMSS 2015
Lee, Jihyun; Chen, Minge
EURASIA Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, v15 n8 Article em1725 2019
This study presents empirical findings demonstrating predictive validities of noncognitive variables for mathematics achievement among primary and secondary school students from cross-country perspectives. Results based on TIMSS 2015 assessment showed that confidence was a moderately strong predictor of mathematics achievement in all TIMSS participant countries (100%). Interest, on the other hand, was a moderately strong predictor in most countries for eighth-graders (77%) but only in about a dozen countries for fourth-graders (20%), showing a stronger interest-achievement link for the secondary school students, from the cross-national perspective. The sense of belonging measure demonstrated a lack of its relevance to primary school students' achievement. Further, bullying showed predictive relevance for student achievement only in three countries (South Africa, Jordan, and Egypt). The study concludes that while confidence was a universally relevant predictor of student achievement across all countries/regions, predictive utilities of interest, sense of belonging, and bullying appeared to be heavily dependent on a grade-level and country/regional context.
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, International Assessment, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement, Predictive Validity, Cross Cultural Studies, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students, Self Esteem, Student Interests, Grade 8, Grade 4, Correlation, Bullying, Self Concept, Student School Relationship, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods, Student Attitudes
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Secondary Education; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Europe; Asia; Middle East; Latin America; North America; Africa; New Zealand; Australia
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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