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Learning mathematics for life : a perspective from PISA.

Title
Learning mathematics for life : a perspective from PISA.
Publication
Paris : OECD, c2009.

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Additional Authors
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
  • Programme for International Student Assessment
Description
245 p. : ill. (some col.); 27 cm.
Summary
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.
Subject
  • Mathematical ability > Testing
  • Mathematics > Study and teaching
  • Programme for International Student Assessment
Note
  • "Programme for International Student Assessment."
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191).
Additional Formats (note)
  • Also available via the World Wide Web.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
PISA 2003 : introduction -- Reader's guide -- Main features of the PISA mathematics theoretical framework -- A question of difficulty : questions from PISA 2003 -- Comparison of country level results -- The roles of language and item formats -- Mathematical problem solving and differences in students understanding.
ISBN
  • 9789264074996
  • 9264074996
  • 9789264075009 (PDF) (canceled/invalid)
  • 9264075003 (PDF) (canceled/invalid)
OCLC
611660559
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library