The aim of this research is to describe and explore the statistical literacy middle school students in solving Trends International Mathematics Science Study (TIMSS) problems. This utilized qualitative approach, with type being descriptive-explorative. subjects consisted 6 Grade 8 from Muhammadiyah Middle School Malang Regency, Indonesia. Two had a high mathematical ability, two others moderate...

The study combines between-countries and within-country comparisons of performance on the 1999 TIMSS-R mathematics test using a probabilistic model for cognitive analysis known as "rule space" (RS) (Tatsuoka, 1983, 1995, in press). Samples of 8th graders from three countries – the United States, Japan, and Israel – were compared with respect to mean probabilities of mastering attributes of cont...

When the original TIMSS study was first released in 1997 preceding it was the report of the curriculum component. That report stressed the importance of curricular differences among countries in interpreting the cross national differences in achievement. One of the original findings achieved significant importance for possibly understanding the relatively poor performance of US students. That f...

Earlier studies based on the analyses of data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) identified an interesting but conflicting finding for the effects of three self–perception measures on students’ achievement in the two subjects at two different levels: within–country data generally show a positive correlation between the three measures and students’ actual achievem...

Background During the past few decades, there have been many studies conducted to evaluate the comparative performance of differential item functioning (DIF) methods under various conditions. These conditions, for example, include small and unbalanced sample size between groups (Woods 2009), short tests (Paek and Wilson 2011), various levels of DIF contamination (Finch 2005), multilevel data (F...

Referring to the results of international tests, both PISA and TIMSS, Indonesia continues strive improve students' mathematical literacy skills through various policies. However, most students performed better in terms than on arithmetic test. This study aims develop a valid reliable minimum competency assessment instrument measure describe competence junior high school carrying out (MCA). type...

This paper presents an analysis of how the geometry component of the National Curricula for mathematics in Japan and in one selected country of the UK, specifically Scotland, is interpreted by textbook writers. While, of course, textbooks are not the only critical influences on student learning, such texts, as analyses of data from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMS...