Identifying factors influential on 8th grade Iranian students mathematics achievement in TIMSS 2011

Using the data of TIMSS 2011 and the statistical methods, namely hierarchical linear modeling, in this study we suggested a mathematic achievement model for Iranian students in terms of the selected variables. The data was collected from 4837 students nested in 227 schools. Variables were entered in...

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Main Authors: Maryam Esmāili, Abolfazl Rafi’pour (PhD)
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Published: Organization for educational research and planning 2015-03-01
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Online Access:https://noavaryedu.oerp.ir/article_79054_b902528acdf1d0f9eb966f0525750da5.pdf
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description Using the data of TIMSS 2011 and the statistical methods, namely hierarchical linear modeling, in this study we suggested a mathematic achievement model for Iranian students in terms of the selected variables. The data was collected from 4837 students nested in 227 schools. Variables were entered into the model at two levels , i.e., student (gender, parents’ education level, number of books available at home, student’s perception of school, mathematic values, self-concept of ability in mathematics) and teacher/school (teacher’s experience, teacher’s education level, teacher’s perception of school, teacher’s cooperation with others) to demonstrate the most important mathematical achievement predictors. The analysis of the data using the hierarchical linear model showed that among the levels of the student variable, the self-concept of ability in mathematics, numbers of books available at home, and student’s perception of school; and among the levels of the teacher/school variable, teacher’s experience and his perception of school predicted students’ mathematics achievement. Finally, the Mathematical Progress Model indicated the most important variable as “self-concept of ability in mathematics” and it showed that 1 unit increase in self-concept of ability in mathematics leads in 46.05 unit increase in the mathematics achievement level. This model also decreased the18.2 percent of “within-school” variances and 16.3 percent of “between-school” variances, in comparison with the first model.
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spelling doaj.art-a5eaef82d94a4006ba5fa8fd64a6d32b2023-09-08T13:42:00ZfasOrganization for educational research and planningفصلنامه نوآوری‌های آموزشی1735-12352015-03-01141567679054Identifying factors influential on 8th grade Iranian students mathematics achievement in TIMSS 2011Maryam Esmāili0Abolfazl Rafi’pour (PhD)1MSc student of Mathematics EducationShahid Bāhonar University of Kermān & Māhāni Mathematical Research CenterUsing the data of TIMSS 2011 and the statistical methods, namely hierarchical linear modeling, in this study we suggested a mathematic achievement model for Iranian students in terms of the selected variables. The data was collected from 4837 students nested in 227 schools. Variables were entered into the model at two levels , i.e., student (gender, parents’ education level, number of books available at home, student’s perception of school, mathematic values, self-concept of ability in mathematics) and teacher/school (teacher’s experience, teacher’s education level, teacher’s perception of school, teacher’s cooperation with others) to demonstrate the most important mathematical achievement predictors. The analysis of the data using the hierarchical linear model showed that among the levels of the student variable, the self-concept of ability in mathematics, numbers of books available at home, and student’s perception of school; and among the levels of the teacher/school variable, teacher’s experience and his perception of school predicted students’ mathematics achievement. Finally, the Mathematical Progress Model indicated the most important variable as “self-concept of ability in mathematics” and it showed that 1 unit increase in self-concept of ability in mathematics leads in 46.05 unit increase in the mathematics achievement level. This model also decreased the18.2 percent of “within-school” variances and 16.3 percent of “between-school” variances, in comparison with the first model.https://noavaryedu.oerp.ir/article_79054_b902528acdf1d0f9eb966f0525750da5.pdfmathematical achievementstimss 2011hierarchical linear modelself-concept of ability in mathematics
spellingShingle Maryam Esmāili
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Identifying factors influential on 8th grade Iranian students mathematics achievement in TIMSS 2011
فصلنامه نوآوری‌های آموزشی
mathematical achievements
timss 2011
hierarchical linear model
self-concept of ability in mathematics
title Identifying factors influential on 8th grade Iranian students mathematics achievement in TIMSS 2011
title_full Identifying factors influential on 8th grade Iranian students mathematics achievement in TIMSS 2011
title_fullStr Identifying factors influential on 8th grade Iranian students mathematics achievement in TIMSS 2011
title_full_unstemmed Identifying factors influential on 8th grade Iranian students mathematics achievement in TIMSS 2011
title_short Identifying factors influential on 8th grade Iranian students mathematics achievement in TIMSS 2011
title_sort identifying factors influential on 8th grade iranian students mathematics achievement in timss 2011
topic mathematical achievements
timss 2011
hierarchical linear model
self-concept of ability in mathematics
url https://noavaryedu.oerp.ir/article_79054_b902528acdf1d0f9eb966f0525750da5.pdf
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