Table 399. | Average size of eighth grade mathematics class, and frequency teachers assign mathematics homework, by country: 1994-95 |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |Average size of mathematics class |Percent of students taught mathematics by teachers, by frequency and | | average length of assignment Country |__________________________________________|_______________________________________________________________________________ | | | | |Never |Assigning homework |Assigning homework |Assigning homework | 1 to 20 |21 to 30 |31 to 40 |41 or mor|assigning |less than once a week|once or twice a week |3 or more times a week | students |students |students |students |homework |_____________________|_____________________|______________________ | | | | | |30 minutes|More than |30 minutes|More than |30 minutes|More than | | | | | |or less |30 minutes|or less |30 minutes|or less |30 minutes __________________________|____________|_________|_________|_________|____________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 __________________________|____________|_________|_________|_________|____________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________ Australia\1\ .............|\2\ 13 (2.4)| 71 (3.3)| 16 (2.6)| 1 (0.5)|\2\ 1 (0.8) | 6 (1.6) | 0 (0.2) | 21 (2.6) | 4 (1.9)| 62 (3.4)| 5 (1.7) Austria\1\ ...............| --- ---| --- ---| --- ---| --- ---|\2\ 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (4.4) | 3 (1.4)| 63 (5.0)|10 (2.1) Belgium (Flemish) ........| 49 (3.6)| 51 (3.6)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) |17 (3.5) | 2 (1.1) | 52 (4.8) | 10 (2.6)| 15 (2.9)| 5 (2.1) Belgium (French)\1\ ......|\3\ 43 (5.3)| 57 (5.3)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0)| 1 (1.2) | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 30 (5.1) | 5 (2.2)| 55 (5.5)| 7 (2.8) Canada ...................|\2\ 11 (2.1)| 65 (4.0)| 23 (3.6)| 1 (0.5)|\2\ 2 (1.1) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.7) | 22 (3.4) | 2 (0.9)| 59 (3.7)|13 (2.7) | | | | | | | | | | | Colombia\1\ ..............|\2\ 16 (4.2)| 6 (2.2)| 29 (4.0)| 48 (4.6)| 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.8) | 17 (4.7) | 13 (2.9)| 29 (4.2)|39 (4.2) Cyprus ...................| 1 (0.0)| 37 (3.9)| 62 (3.9)| 0 (0.0)|\2\ 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0)| 50 (5.3)|50 (5.3) Czech Republic ...........| 13 (3.3)| 77 (5.3)| 11 (4.5)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.4) |14 (4.5) | 0 (0.0) | 62 (5.2) | 0 (0.3)| 23 (3.5)| 1 (0.6) Denmark\1\ ...............|\2\ 49 (4.8)| 51 (4.8)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.8) | 0 (0.0) | 42 (4.7) | 3 (1.6)| 49 (5.2)| 2 (1.0) England\1\ ...............|\3\ 18 (3.1)| 62 (3.7)| 20 (3.4)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.0) | 1 (0.6) | 44 (3.8) | 47 (3.7)| 3 (1.4)| 2 (1.1) | | | | | | | | | | | France ...................| 11 (2.6)| 86 (2.9)| 3 (1.8)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.9) | 7 (2.5) | 4 (1.2)| 77 (3.9)|10 (2.8) Germany ..................|\3\ 25 (4.4)| 72 (4.5)| 3 (1.8)| 0 (0.0)| 1 (1.4) | 1 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 22 (4.4) | 0 (0.0)| 73 (5.0)| 3 (1.8) Greece\1\ ................| 9 (2.3)| 64 (4.4)| 27 (3.9)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.2)| 31 (3.4)|67 (3.5) Hong Kong ................| 3 (1.9)| 4 (2.2)| 56 (5.7)| 37 (5.9)| 1 (1.4) | 4 (2.2) | 3 (1.8) | 25 (4.7) | 15 (4.1)| 38 (6.0)|14 (4.1) Hungary ..................| 37 (4.0)| 57 (4.1)| 6 (2.2)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0)| 82 (3.0)|15 (3.1) | | | | | | | | | | | Iceland ..................|\2\ 36 (5.9)| 64 (5.9)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 5 (2.0) | 1 (1.0)| 75 (5.5)|19 (5.5) Iran, Islamic Republic ...|\2\ 1 (0.9)| 26 (4.5)| 54 (5.3)| 19 (4.4)| 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.5) | 3 (1.4) | 10 (3.0) | 59 (4.4)| 2 (1.1)|26 (4.3) Ireland ..................|\2\ 12 (2.7)| 68 (4.5)| 20 (3.9)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0)| 94 (2.2)| 5 (2.0) Israel\1\ ................|\2\ 14 (5.1)| 36 (7.4)| 49 (9.1)| 2 (1.6)|\2\ 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.2) | 0 (0.0)| 48 (7.1)|48 (6.8) Japan ....................| 0 (0.2)| 4 (1.4)| 88 (2.0)| 8 (1.5)| 0 (0.0) |27 (4.0) | 4 (1.7) | 37 (3.7) | 10 (2.3)| 16 (2.9)| 6 (1.5) | | | | | | | | | | | Korea ....................| 2 (1.2)| 1 (1.0)| 4 (1.5)| 93 (2.0)| 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.6) | 8 (2.2) | 27 (3.7) | 21 (3.3)| 21 (3.2)|18 (3.4) Kuwait\1\ ................| 0 (0.0)| 49 (6.5)| 49 (6.3)| 2 (1.9)| 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 19 (6.1) | 2 (2.0)| 60 (8.3)|18 (6.0) Latvia (Latvian- | | | | | | | | | | | speaking schools) .......|\2\ 41 (4.0)| 51 (3.8)| 4 (2.1)| 4 (2.0)| 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (2.8) | 1 (0.9)| 83 (3.9)| 9 (2.4) Lithuania ................|\2\ 43 (3.8)| 54 (3.7)| 3 (1.6)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.3) | 0 (0.0)| 76 (3.9)|22 (3.9) Netherlands\1\ ...........| 16 (4.7)| 77 (5.6)| 7 (3.6)| 0 (0.0)| 1 (1.2) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (3.5) | 2 (1.4)| 81 (4.2)| 4 (2.2) | | | | | | | | | | | New Zealand ..............| 11 (2.2)| 68 (3.8)| 21 (3.1)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 5 (1.9) | 2 (0.1) | 34 (4.3) | 4 (1.5)| 54 (4.2)| 2 (1.2) Norway ...................|\2\ 20 (3.5)| 79 (3.7)| 1 (0.5)| 1 (0.8)|\2\ 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (2.7) | 8 (2.7)| 67 (4.3)|18 (4.0) Portugal .................| 12 (2.8)| 80 (3.7)| 7 (2.6)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.5) | 30 (4.0) | 2 (1.1)| 57 (4.1)| 9 (2.4) Romania\1\ ...............| 23 (2.7)| 51 (4.3)| 24 (4.1)| 2 (1.2)| 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.8) | 1 (0.6)| 11 (2.8)|87 (2.8) Russian Federation .......| 15 (2.7)| 75 (3.6)| 9 (2.3)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.9) | 1 (0.8)| 42 (3.5)|55 (3.4) | | | | | | | | | | | Scotland\1\ ..............|\2\ 12 (2.8)| 80 (3.8)| 8 (2.7)| 0 (0.0)|\2\ 0 (0.4) |20 (4.3) | 4 (2.0) | 46 (5.1) | 6 (2.3)| 24 (4.1)| 0 (0.0) Singapore ................| 1 (0.7)| 10 (2.5)| 72 (4.3)| 18 (4.0)| 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.5) | 11 (3.1)| 26 (4.1)|58 (4.5) Slovak Republic ........ | 15 (2.8)| 67 (4.2)| 19 (3.6)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | 12 (2.8) | 1 (0.7)| 83 (3.4)| 4 (1.7) Slovenia\1\ ..............|\2\ 15 (3.1)| 80 (3.6)| 5 (1.8)| 0 (0.0)|\2\ 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0)| 74 (4.4)|24 (4.2) Spain ....................|\2\ 13 (2.8)| 48 (4.0)| 36 (4.2)| 4 (1.7)|\2\ 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 18 (3.3) | 9 (2.7)| 47 (4.4)|22 (3.7) | | | | | | | | | | | Sweden ...................|\2\ 36 (3.9)| 61 (4.0)| 2 (1.2)| 0 (0.0)|\2\ 0 (0.4) |19 (3.0) | 7 (1.9) | 45 (4.0) | 26 (3.3)| 2 (1.2)| 1 (1.2) Switzerland ..............|\3\ 56 (4.5)| 44 (4.5)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0)| 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.3) | 26 (4.2) | 4 (1.5)| 61 (4.4)| 6 (2.3) Thailand\1\ ..............| --- ---| --- ---| --- ---| --- ---|\2\ 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (3.5) | 20 (4.8)| 16 (4.7)|58 (6.6) | | | | | | | | | | | United States ............|\3\ 24 (3.0)| 59 (3.9)| 12 (2.2)| 4 (1.8)|\2\ 0 (0.1) | 3 (1.3) | 0 (0.0) | 7 (1.8) | 3 (0.9)| 64 (2.9)|23 (3.1) 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\1\Countries not meeting all International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement's sampling specifications. \2\Teacher response data available for 70 to 84 percent of students. \3\Teacher response data available for 50 to 69 percent of students. ---Data not available or not applicable. NOTE.--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. (This table was prepared June 1997.)
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