| Table 405. | Average size of 8th-grade mathematics classes and frequency teachers assign mathematics homework, by country: 1999 |
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| | Percentage distribution | Percent of students, by frequency and average length of
|Overall | mathematics classes, by | mathematics assignments
|average | average size |____________________________________________________________
Country | class | | | Assigning | Assigning | Assigning
| size |__________________________| | homework less |homework once or | homework 3 or
| | | | | Never |than once a week | twice a week |more times a week
| |1 to 20 |21 to 35| 36 or | assig-|__________________|_________________|_______________
| |students|students| more | ning | 30 | More | 30 | More | 30 | More
| | | |students|homewor|minutes |than 30 |minutes |than 30 |minutes|than 30
| | | | | |or less |minutes |or less |minutes |or less|minutes
___________________________|________|________|________|________|_______|________|_________|________|________|_______|_______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
___________________________|________|________|________|________|_______|________|_________|________|________|_______|_______
Australia .................| 27(0.3)| 9(2.4)| 91(2.4)| # (#) | 1(0.6)| 2 (1.1)| 1 (0.9)| 25(3.6)| 6(2.0)|60(3.9)| 6(2.0)
Belgium (Flemish) .........| 19(0.4)| 58(3.5)| 42(3.5)| # (#) | 5(3.2)|18 (3.3)| 3 (1.2)| 48(4.9)| 9(2.0)|15(2.7)| 2(0.9)
Bulgaria ..................| 22(0.6)| 35(4.4)| 63(4.8)| 2(1.3)| 1(1.0)| 1 (0.6)| 1 (0.5)| 16(3.5)| 6(1.7)|31(4.5)|44(5.6)
Canada ....................| 27(0.3)| 11(2.1)| 87(2.3)| 2(1.0)| # (#)| 1 (0.7)| # (#) | 22(2.8)| 3(1.5)|58(3.5)|16(2.6)
Chile .....................| 34(0.6)| 6(1.5)| 48(4.3)| 46(4.1)| 4(1.7)|19 (2.9)| 2 (1.0)| 39(3.9)| 13(2.8)|16(2.6)| 7(2.2)
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Chinese Taipei ............| 39(0.5)| # (#) | 14(2.9)| 86(3.0)| # (#) | 2 (1.1)| 2 (1.1)| 27(3.4)| 23(3.4)|21(3.1)|25(3.6)
Cyprus\1\ .................| 29(0.2)| #(0.2)|100(0.2)| # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | 2(0.1)| # (#) |55(5.1)|44(4.9)
Czech Republic\1\ .........| 24(0.4)| 18(4.2)| 82(4.2)| # (#) | # (#) |13 (3.8)| # (#) | 69(5.1)| 2(1.3)|15(3.7)| 0(0.2)
England ...................|---(---)|---(---)|---(---)|---(---)| # (#) | 2 (0.8)| 1 (0.3)| 48(3.9)| 46(4.1)| 3(1.4)| 1(0.6)
Finland ...................| 19(0.3)| 66(3.7)| 34(3.7)| # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | 11(2.2)| 1(0.8)|79(3.0)| 9(2.3)
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Hong Kong, SAR\2\ .........| 37(0.5)| 7(1.8)| 15(3.0)| 78(3.4)| # (#) | 2 (1.2)| 1(0.0) | 26(3.1)| 23(3.7)|30(4.0)|19(3.1)
Hungary ...................| 21(0.5)| 48(4.2)| 51(4.1)| 1(0.0)| # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | 2(1.0)| 1 (#) |81(2.9)|17(3.0)
Indonesia\1\ ..............| 45(0.9)| 1(0.3)| 10(2.3)| 89(2.4)| # (#) | # (#) | 1 (0.8)| 15(3.2)| 25(4.2)|23(4.1)|36(4.2)
Iran, Islamic Republic\3\ .| 33(0.5)| 5(1.6)| 57(4.2)| 38(4.2)| # (#) | 1 (#) | 2 (0.9)| 6(1.9)| 67(4.5)| 2(1.5)|23(4.0)
Israel\1\ .................| 26(0.7)| 31(3.2)| 50(4.0)| 19(3.3)| 1(0.9)| 1 (0.5)| 1 (0.3)| 6(1.8)| 2(1.0)|35(3.6)|53(3.4)
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Italy .....................| 20(0.3)| 55(3.9)| 44(3.9)| 1 (#) | # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | 5(1.7)| 12(2.5)|15(2.6)|68(3.8)
Japan .....................| 36(0.2)| 1 (#) | 41(3.4)| 58(3.3)| 9(2.3)|34 (4.3)| 6 (2.0)| 27(4.0)| 8(2.1)|14(2.7)| 3(1.4)
Jordan ....................| 36(0.7)| 4(1.3)| 43(3.4)| 53(3.2)| # (#) | # (#) | 0(0.0) | 8(2.4)| 4(1.2)|61(4.0)|28(3.7)
Korea, Republic of ........| 42(0.5)| # (#) | 12(2.2)| 88(2.2)| 2(0.7)|14 (2.6)| 6 (2.0)| 29(3.4)| 15(2.7)|24(3.3)| 9(2.3)
Latvia (Latvian- | | | | | | | | | | |
speaking schools)\1\ .....| 22(0.5)| 45(4.2)| 55(4.2)| # (#) | # (#) | 2 (1.4)| # (#) | 7(2.5)| 1(0.9)|70(3.9)|20(3.7)
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Lithuania .................| 23(0.3)| 32(2.8)| 68(2.8)| # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | 2(1.5)| 1(0.6)|73(4.0)|24(3.6)
Macedonia, Republic of ....| 28(0.4)| 10(2.5)| 84(3.4)| 6(2.2)| # (#) | 1 (0.6)| # (#) | 16(3.1)| 4(1.7)|44(4.3)|36(4.4)
Malaysia ..................| 38(0.6)| 1 (#) | 26(3.7)| 73(3.6)| # (#) | 1 (#) | # (#) | 3(1.5)| 6(2.0)|24(3.5)|66(3.9)
Moldova\1\ ................| 26(0.4)| 15(3.0)| 83(3.3)| 2(1.6)| # (#) | # (#) | 2 (1.3)| 2(1.2)| 4(2.1)|38(4.3)|54(4.2)
Morocco\1\ ................| 33(0.8)| 12(2.4)| 49(3.4)| 39(3.6)| 1(0.4)|11 (1.8)| 40 (3.5)| 8(1.5)| 9(2.1)|21(2.6)|11(1.9)
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Netherlands\1\ ............| 25(0.5)| 13(4.1)| 87(4.1)| # (#) ( 1(0.6)| 1 (0.6)| # (#) | 13(3.3)| 3(1.3)|73(4.4)| 9(2.6)
New Zealand ...............| 25(0.4)| 17(2.9)| 82(2.8)| 1 (#) ( 1(0.8)| 2 (1.1)| # (#) | 32(3.5)| 3(1.2)|58(3.9)| 2(1.4)
Philippines\1\ ............| 50(0.6)| # (#) | 5(1.5)| 95(1.5)| # (#) | 2 (1.1)| # (#) | 10(2.6)| # (#) |74(3.2)|14(3.0)
Romania ...................| 24(0.4)| 30(2.9)| 65(3.2)| 5(1.9)| # (#) | # (#) | 1 (0.5)| 1(1.0)| 4(1.2)|21(3.7)|73(3.9)
Russian Federation ........| 24(0.5)| 19(3.2)| 81(3.2)| # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | #(0.5)| # (#) |42(4.5)|57(4.6)
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Singapore .................| 37(0.3)| 1(0.4)| 32(3.8)| 68(3.8)| # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | 8(2.1)| 12(2.4)|26(4.2)|54(4.3)
Slovak Republic ...........| 25(0.4)| 15(2.6)| 85(2.6)| #(0.2)| 1(0.0)| 3 (1.8)| # (#) | 12(3.2)| 1 (#) |81(3.5)| 2(1.5)
Slovenia ..................| 22(0.3)| 29(3.2)| 71(3.2)| # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | 3(1.5)| # (#) |79(3.1)|17(2.8)
South Africa\1\ ...........| 50(1.4)| 2(0.8)| 14(2.6)| 85(2.7)| # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | 10(2.6)| 4(1.4)|64(4.1)|22(3.2)
Thailand\1\ ...............| 42(0.9)| 3(1.0)| 23(3.9)| 75(3.7)| # (#) | # (#) | # (#) | 4(1.5)| 16(3.3)|23(3.6)|57(4.4)
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Tunisia ...................| 34(0.4)| 3(1.5)| 56(3.9)| 42(4.1)| 2(1.3)| 3 (1.5)| 26 (3.6)| 3(1.2)| 8(2.3)|35(4.2)|24(3.9)
Turkey\4\ .................| 43(1.3)| 2(1.1)| 28(3.9)| 70(3.9)| # (#) | 4 (1.4)| # (0.3)| 35(4.1)| 39(4.3)|10(2.4)|12(2.4)
United States\1\ ..........| 26(0.7)| 21(2.6)| 73(3.0)| 6(1.4)| 1(0.7)| 1 (0.7)| # (#) | 7(1.6)| 1(0.6)|63(2.8)|27(2.4)
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| ---Not available. NOTE: Data are for 8th-grade or equivalent in most countries. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, Third International Mathematics and Science Study, 1999, TIMSS 1999 International Mathematics Report, by Ina V.S. Mullis et al. Copyright © 2000 International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA). (This table was prepared May 2001.)
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