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Berger, Nathan; Holmes, Kathryn; Mackenzie, Erin – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2023
It is generally understood that both clear teacher instruction and orderly classroom climates support student achievement in mathematics. However, to what extent does instructional clarity "compensate" for classroom disorder? In this exploratory study, we analyse data from 8,864 Year 8 students sampled by TIMSS 2019 to investigate the…
Descriptors: International Assessment, Achievement Tests, Mathematics Tests, Mathematics Achievement
Mackenzie, Erin; Holmes, Kathryn; Berger, Nathan – Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia, 2022
In this study, we examined whether generalised mathematics anxiety, application of mathematics in science anxiety, and positive attitudes towards mathematics influenced adolescents' intentions to study biology, chemistry, and physics in Grades 11 and 12. Participants were 477 students in Grades 8-10 from two schools in Western Sydney. Girls…
Descriptors: Mathematics Anxiety, Mathematics Instruction, Secondary School Students, Anxiety
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Berger, Nathan; Mackenzie, Erin; Holmes, Kathryn – Australian Educational Researcher, 2020
Australia has seen declining numbers of students choosing mathematics and science subjects in the senior secondary years, running counter to economic projections of an accelerating need for science and mathematics skills. Many students become less engaged with these subjects in the junior secondary years but attitudes such as self-concept, utility…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Junior High School Students, Grade 8, Student Attitudes