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ERIC Number: EJ1368506
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 11
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0031-3831
EISSN: EISSN-1470-1170
Relationship between Birth Month and Mathematics Performance in Norway
Bjerke, Annette Hessen; Smestad, Bjørn; Eriksen, Elisabeta; Rognes, André
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, v66 n6 p1038-1048 2022
Due to the fixed school start in Norway in August of the calendar year of students' sixth birthday, the age span in one class is up to twelve months. This can impact academic performance both in the early years and later. In this paper, we investigate the relationship between birth month and mathematics performance by paying attention to the content and cognitive domains addressed in the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2015. In Norway, the TIMSS 2015 included four cohorts, enabling a comparison between grades. We find significant correlations between birth month and mathematics performance overall as well as in all content and cognitive domains for grades 4, 5 and 8. Furthermore, the gap in mathematics results between the youngest and the oldest in a cohort is less in grade 9 than in grade 4. We suggest that these findings have implications for mathematics teachers' practice.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Middle Schools; Grade 8; Junior High Schools; Secondary Education; Grade 9; High Schools
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Norway
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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