What is the value of y? Year 9 students' strengths and weaknesses on mathematics questions Publications
Publication Details
With increasing evidence of a New Zealand decline in mathematics and statistics achievement across multiple studies since 2000, the focus of this paper is mathematics learning and the factors that contribute (May, 2019; Rendall, Medina, Sutcliffe & Marshall, 2020).
Author(s): Educational Measurement and Assessment, Ministry of Education
Date Published: February 2022
Key Findings
- Year 9 students were strongest on questions involving data & probability (statistics) and those that required them to use reasoning to solve. They struggled most with questions asking them about their algebra and geometry knowledge.
- Questions with expressions, operations and equations, variables and mathematical vocabulary were specific weaknesses for Year 9 students.
- Compared to the international average results, students underperformed most on questions with 15 or fewer words. Students performed relatively better on questions with a high word count between 31-90 words.
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