Table 397. | Instructional practices and time spent teaching mathematics in eighth grade, by country: 1994-95 |
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |Percent of students whose teachers report using each organizational |Average number of hours mathematics is taught weekly |approach "most or every lesson" |to mathematics classes Country |_______________________________________________________________________|____________________________________________________________________________________ |Work to- |Work to- |Work indi- |Work indi-|Work in |Work in |Less than 2 hours |At least 2 to |At least 3.5, but |5 hours or more |gether as |gether as |vidually |vidually |pairs or |pairs or | |less than 3.5 hours |less than 5 hours | |a class and|a class and|with assis-|without |groups with|groups with-|______________________|____________________|____________________|___________________ |students |teacher |tance from |assis- |assis- |out assis- |Percent |Mean |Percent |Mean |Percent |Mean |Percent |Mean |respond to |teaches |teacher |tance from|tance from |tance from | |score | |score | |score | |score |one another|whole class| |teacher |teacher |teacher | | | | | | | | _____________________|___________|___________|___________|__________|___________|____________|___________|__________|_________|__________|________|___________|________|__________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |12 | 13 |14 | 15 _____________________|___________|___________|___________|__________|___________|____________|___________|__________|_________|__________|________|___________|________|__________ Australia\1\ ........|\2\ 14 |\2\ 46 |\2\ 64 |\2\ 27 |\2\ 25 |\2\ 9 |\2\ 5 (1.7)|528 (19.5)| 50 (3.7)|518 (6.2)|44 (3.7)|552 (7.6) | 1 (0.7)|--- --- Austria\1\ ..........|\2\ 6 |\2\ 52 |\2\ 51 |\2\ 23 |\2\ 19 |\2\ 7 |\2\ 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 99 (0.1)|549 (4.1)| 1 (0.1)|--- --- | 0 (0.0)|--- --- Belgium (Flemish) ...| 10 | 59 | 57 | 36 | 6 | 5 |\3\ 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 50 (4.4)|572 (5.6)|50 (4.4)|603 (5.4) | 0 (0.0)|--- --- Belgium (French)\1\..|\3\ 7 |\3\ 38 |\3\ 55 |\3\ 29 |\3\ 11 |\3\ 5 |\3\ 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 3 (1.8)|486 (12.9)|83 (4.2)|544 (4.7) |14 (3.8)|564 (10.0) Bulgaria\1\ .........| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| --- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Canada ..............|\2\ 12 | 37 | 57 |\2\ 25 |\2\ 28 |\2\ 14 | 3 (1.2)|528 (11.8)| 31 (3.8)|521 (5.0)|50 (3.6)|537 (4.3) |17 (3.1)|520 (10.2) Colombia\1\ .........| 25 | 41 | 55 |\2\ 19 | 44 |\2\ 22 |\2\ 4 (2.0)|389 (8.2)| 25 (5.5)|367 (8.8)|58 (5.4)|397 (3.9) |13 (3.3)|390 (8.2) Cyprus ..............|\2\ 13 |\2\ 61 |\2\ 73 |\2\ 23 |\2\ 26 |\2\ 9 | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- |--- --- Czech Republic ......| 5 | 47 | 72 | 42 | 13 | 8 | 1 (0.9)|--- --- | 6 (2.0)|587 (17.2)|90 (2.7)|561 (5.1) | 3 (1.6)|535 (10.2) Denmark\1\ ..........| 5 | 41 | 74 | 16 | 18 | 4 | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England\1\ ..........|\3\ 19 |\3\ 46 |\3\ 57 |\3\ 25 |\3\ 14 |\3\ 8 | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- France ..............| 11 | 48 | 56 | 26 | 17 | 4 |\2\ 2 (1.4)|--- --- | 10 (3.2)|532 (13.4)|87 (3.3)|539 (3.9) | 2 (1.3)|--- --- Germany\1\ ..........|\3\ 23 |\3\ 70 |\3\ 54 |\3\ 15 |\3\ 20 |\3\ 9 |\3\ 2 (1.5)|--- --- | 85 (3.1)|523 (5.3)|12 (2.9)|463 (13.3) | 1 (0.9)|--- --- Greece\1\ ...........| 4 | 58 | 60 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 4 (1.7)|459 (10.8)| 88 (2.8)|486 (3.5)| 3 (1.6)|459 (12.3) | 4 (1.6)|480 (8.9) Hong Kong ...........| 11 | 37 | 62 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 (2.4)|612 (47.4)| 26 (5.2)|590 (19.5)|63 (5.8)|590 (7.6) | 6 (2.9)|567 (30.1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hungary .............| 11 | 60 | 65 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 75 (3.6)|538 (3.9)|23 (3.6)|536 (7.0) | 1 (1.0)|--- --- Iceland .............|\2\ 2 |\2\ 39 |\2\ 82 |\2\ 38 |\2\ 32 |\2\ 17 |\2\ 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 90 (2.9)|492 (5.3)| 8 (2.9)|467 (3.5) | 1 (0.2)|--- --- Iran, Islamic | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Republic ..........| 33 | 66 | 55 | 8 | 42 | 10 | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- Ireland .............|\2\ 7 | 67 | 47 | 37 |\2\ 9 |\2\ 6 |\2\ 1 (0.7)|--- --- | 86 (3.7)|524 (6.4) |12 (3.4)|555 (15.2)| 1 (1.1)|--- --- Israel\1\ ...........|\2\ 70 |\2\ 65 |\2\ 35 |\2\ 68 |\2\ 51 |\2\ 62 |\2\ 6 (4.1)|523 (13.7)| 41 (8.0)|520 (12.7)|47 (8.1)|514 (9.2) | 6 (3.7)|579 (22.6) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Japan ...............| 22 | 78 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 (1.8)|607 (24.3)| 91 (2.3)|602 (2.7)| 4 (1.4)|649 (18.5) | 0 (0.5)|--- --- Korea ...............| 39 | 89 | 41 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 1 (0.7)|--- --- | 90 (3.0)|610 (2.8)| 5 (1.8)|608 (13.8) | 5 (2.3)|604 (19.5) Kuwait\1\ ...........| 3 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 (1.6)|--- --- | 21 (6.5)|396 (6.8)|76 (6.6)|391 (2.3) | 1 (1.0)|--- --- Latvia (Latvian- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | speaking schools)\1\| 24 | 86 | 90 |\2\ 55 | 28 |\2\ 11 | 1 (0.5)|--- --- | 30 (4.8)|491 (5.8)|62 (5.3)|492 (4.3) | 8 (2.6)|489 (15.0) Lithuania\1\ ........| 10 | 55 | 72 | 25 | 32 | 10 | 1 (0.8)|--- --- | 61 (4.1)|482 (5.0)|29 (3.9)|481 (7.5) | 9 (2.3)|448 (13.8) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Netherlands\1\ ......| 7 | 56 | 65 | 38 | 49 | 34 | 3 (1.9)|529 (54.2)| 97 (1.9)|542 (8.1)| 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 0 (0.0)|--- --- New Zealand .........| 19 | 52 | 63 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 5 (1.8)|484 (11.6)| 42 (4.3)|514 (7.1)|50 (4.3)|507 (6.4) | 3 (1.5)|503 (27.3) Norway ..............|\2\ 17 |\2\ 58 |\2\ 71 |\3\ 4 |\2\ 36 |\3\ 6 |\2\ 7 (2.6)|502 (5.0)| 80 (3.9)|508 (3.1)| 8 (2.8)|502 (7.7) | 5 (2.1)|513 (7.7) Portugal ............| 10 | 67 | 69 | 5 | 50 | 4 | 1 (0.8)|--- --- | 89 (2.9)|455 (2.7)|10 (2.8)|452 (7.8) | 0 (0.0)|--- --- Romania\1\ ..........| 12 | 86 | 56 | 19 | 18 | 3 | 8 (2.6)|497 (17.6)| 80 (3.4)|481 (5.0)| 9 (2.5)|482 (12.4) | 2 (0.6)|--- --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Russian Federation ..| 6 | 66 | 65 | 37 | 22 | 13 | 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 17 (3.6)|519 (8.6)|70 (5.6)|533 (5.1) |14 (4.8)|567 (18.0) Scotland\1\ .........|\2\ 5 |\2\ 34 |\2\ 62 |\2\ 28 |\2\ 7 |\2\ 3 | 5 (2.0)|473 (14.7)| 35 (4.4)|500 (11.6)|60 (4.6)|494 (7.1) | 0 (0.0)|--- --- Singapore............| 15 | 61 | 48 | 27 | 20 | 6 | 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 52 (4.7)|654 (6.9)|48 (4.7)|633 (7.6) | 0 (0.0)|--- --- Slovak Republic .....| 35 | 47 | 50 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 2 (1.3)|--- --- |86 (3.0)|544 (3.2) |11 (2.9)|561 (11.0) Slovenia\1\ .........|\2\ 11 |\2\ 60 |\2\ 87 |\2\ 34 |\2\ 40 |\2\ 11 |\2\ 0 (0.0)|--- --- | 87 (3.4)|542 (4.0)|12 (3.3)|525 (9.5) | 1 (0.8)|--- --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Africa\1\ .....| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| --- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- Spain ...............|\2\ 15 |\2\ 68 |\2\ 58 |\2\ 24 |\2\ 15 |\2\ 10 |\2\ 2 (1.1)|--- --- | 28 (4.0)|480 (5.5)|62 (4.7)|490 (3.6) | 8 (2.6)|494 (9.2) Sweden ..............|\2\ 24 |\2\ 50 |\2\ 72 |\2\ 1 |\2\ 43 |\2\ 5 |\2\ 3 (1.2)|506 (24.2)| 97 (1.3)|520 (3.2)| 0 (0.4)|--- --- | 0 (0.3)|--- --- Switzerland .........|\3\ 4 |\3\ 48 |\3\ 61 |\3\ 25 |\3\ 35 |\3\ 20 |\3\ 2 (1.4)|--- --- | 14 (3.4)|520 (17.8)|71 (3.5)|557 (6.5) |13 (3.0)|566 (12.4) Thailand\1\ .........|\2\ 19 |\3\ 58 |\2\ 41 |\2\ 18 |\2\ 22 |\2\ 5 | --- --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | --- |--- --- |--- --- |--- --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | | United States .......|\2\ 22 |\2\ 49 |\2\ 50 |\2\ 19 |\2\ 26 |\2\ 12 |\3\ 8 (1.4)|492 (26.2)| 24 (3.4)|501 (9.9)|58 (4.4)|507 (5.4) |11 (2.8)|498 (10.0) _____________________|___________|___________|___________|__________|___________|____________|___________|__________|_________|__________|________|___________|________|__________ |
---Not Available. NOTE: Data are for 8th grade or equivalent in most countries. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Mathematics Achievement in the Middle School Years: IEA's Third International Mathematics and Science Study, 1997, by Albert E. Beaton et al. Copyright @ 1996 Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA. (This table was prepared June 1997.)
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