ERIC Number: ED657899
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 7
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An International Comparison of Performance on TIMSS Elementary Mathematics Items with Potential for Covariational Reasoning
Julien Corven; Teo Paoletti; Allison L. Gantt
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education (45th, Reno, NV, Oct 1-4, 2023)
We previously (Gantt et al., 2023; Paoletti et al., 2021) identified items from the publicly released TIMSS 2011 assessments that had potential for students to employ covariational reasoning as a solution strategy. In this report, we explore the extent to which fourth-grade students' performance on such items in mathematics differed among 26 nations. Using multilevel modeling, we conclude that, in general, fourth-grade students were less successful on mathematics items for which covariational reasoning was a viable strategy than on items for which we could not identify a possible covariational reasoning strategy. However, three countries (Finland, Sweden, and the Netherlands) did not follow this pattern. [For the complete proceedings, see ED657822.]
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Achievement, Mathematics Tests, International Assessment, Thinking Skills, Problem Solving, Grade 4, Elementary School Students, Test Items, Cross Cultural Studies, Item Analysis
North American Chapter of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education. e-mail: pmena.steeringcommittee@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.pmena.org/
Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
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