Liking Mathematics Counts: Eighth-Grade Student Interest and Achievement in Mathematics
Enjoying learning mathematics is important in the fourth grade and can lead to future interest in the subject as students progress through their education and beyond. Read the Teacher Snippet that focuses on fourth-grade student achievement and attitudes toward learning mathematics using data and insights from TIMSS 2023.
This IEA Teacher Snippet is based on data from the TIMSS 2023 and can be adapted for countries that participated in the TIMSS 2023 study. This edition is available for translation into the national language and includes the national data. To adapt this Snippet and receive all editable material, contact l.cheeseman@iea.nl.
TIMSS is an international assessment of student achievement in mathematics and science at fourth and eighth grades. Measuring trends in achievement since 1995, TIMSS data have enabled countries around the world to make evidence-based decisions related to mathematics and science teaching and learning.
IEA offers a host of Teacher Snippets using data from TIMSS, PIRLS, ICILS, and ICCS. Read the rest of this series.