Table 404. | Instructional practices and time spent teaching mathematics in 8th-grade, by country: 1999 |
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |Percent of students reporting almost always or pretty often| Number of hours mathematics is taught weekly |____________ ____________________________________________|_____________________________________________________________________________________ Country | We | Teacher |We work on | We work | We begin | Less than 2 hours | At least 2, but | At least 3.5, but | 5 hours or more | discuss | shows us |worksheets | on | our | | less than 3.5 hours| less than 5 hours | | our | how to do | or |mathematics| homework |_____________________|_____________________|____________________|____________________ | completed |mathematics|textbooks | projects | | Percent | Mean | Percent |Mean | Percent | Mean | Percent|Mean | homework | |on our own | | | | score | |score | | score | |score ____________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|___________|_________|__________|_________|__________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 ____________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|___________|_________|__________|_________|__________|_________ Australia ..........| 44(1.8)| 93(0.7)| 91(1.2)| 25(1.7)| 56(1.6)| 3(1.4)| 565(30.5)| 50(4.6)|517 (6.7)| 44(4.4)|534 (7.7)| 3(1.7)|530(46.0) Belgium (Flemish) ..| 43(1.4)| 69(0.9)| 64(1.0)| 16(1.1)| 20(1.4)| 13(3.4)| 502(18.9)| 43(3.8)|544 (7.7)| 40(2.8)|595 (4.1)| 4(1.0)|590(11.7) Bulgaria ...........| 48(1.9)| 89(1.0)| 32(1.2)| 15(1.0)| 21(1.4)| 14(3.3)| 543 (9.0)| 73(4.6)|498 (5.0)| 8(2.3)|525(27.0)| 4(3.0)|606(29.5) Canada .............| 62(1.4)| 92(0.5)| 92(0.5)| 28(1.1)| 82(1.2)|\1\ 3(0.9)| 503 (6.3)|\1\ 26(2.7)|523 (6.1)|\1\55(3.2)|544 (3.9)|\1\17(2.2)|520 (6.4) Chile ..............| 47(1.3)| 89(0.9)| 40(1.1)| 46(1.6)| 55(1.2)| 1(0.7)|--- (---) | 3(1.3)|414(12.7)| 83(2.8)|391 (5.0)| 13(2.4)|394(13.7) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Chinese Taipei .....| 55(1.0)| 91(0.5)| 59(1.2)| 55(1.2)| 34(1.0)| # (#) |--- (---) | 51(4.5)|577 (5.5)| 48(4.4)|592 (5.8)| 1(1.1)|---(---) Cyprus .............| 72(1.1)| 92(0.7)| 67(1.0)| 29(1.0)| 52(2.3)| # (#) |--- (---) | 100 (#) |476 (1.8)| # (#) |---(---) | # (#) |---(---) Czech Republic .....| 42(1.8)| 86(1.1)| 51(2.4)| 8(0.6)| 16(1.6)| # (#) |--- (---) | 44(4.4)|517 (6.4)| 52(4.4)|517 (5.3)| 4(2.1)|600(28.1) England.............| 62(1.5)| 93(0.7)| 88(1.5)| 35(1.4)| 27(1.6)|\2\# (#) |--- (---) |\2\ 95(2.0)|512 (5.3)|\2\ 3(1.4)|481(10.2)|\2\ 2(1.2)|---(---) Finland ............| 37(1.3)| 67(1.3)| 90(1.0)| 7(0.8)| 47(2.0)| 4(1.5)| 518(12.2)| 87(2.9)|520 (2.9)| 7(2.4)|535(14.0)| 1(0.9)|---(---) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hong Kong, SAR\3\ .| 35(1.1)| 91(0.6)| 69(1.2)| 67(1.4)| 40(1.1)| 3(1.5)| 553(16.7)| 17(3.1)|587(11.1)| 71(4.0)|583 (5.6)| 9(2.3)|579(15.2) Hungary ............| 71(1.5)| 87(1.0)| 63(1.7)| 96(0.4)| 18(1.2)| 1(0.8)|--- (---) | 80(2.9)|531 (3.9)| 15(2.7)|522(12.6)| 3(1.1)|583(34.4) Indonesia ..........| 48(1.0)| 88(0.6)| 36(1.5)| 86(0.9)| 13(0.7)| 3(1.2)| 409(27.4)| 1(0.2)|---(---) | 76(3.8)|408 (6.1)| 21(3.7)|384 (9.4) Iran, Islamic | | | | | | | | | | | | | Republic .........| 56(1.0)| 82(0.7)| 45(0.9)| 30(1.1)| 34(1.3)| 24(4.0)| 429 (5.7)| 50(4.8)|423 (4.9)| 14(2.9)|413 (8.9)| 12(2.6)|419(11.4) Israel .............| 64(1.3)| 90(0.6)| 72(1.2)| 20(1.0)| 65(1.5)|\1\ 2(1.2)|--- (---) |\1\ 29(3.9)|481 (8.5)|\1\65(4.1)|464 (5.8)|\1\ 4(1.5)|470(28.7) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Italy ..............| 64(1.4)| 80(1.2)| 34(1.2)| 22(1.3)| 39(2.3)| 6(1.8)| 484(10.3)| 29(4.0)|475 (7.4)| 55(3.8)|483 (5.3)| 9(2.1)|469(11.5) Japan ..............| 19(1.2)| 88(0.7)| 38(1.5)| 6(0.7)| 20(1.3)| 2(0.9)|--- (---) | 95(2.0)|577 (2.1)| 2(1.3)|---(---) | 1(1.3)|---(---) Jordan .............| 76(0.9)| 92(0.6)| 45(1.1)| 40(1.4)| 59(1.1)| # (#) |--- (---) | 88(2.8)|424 (3.7)| 7(2.2)|439(20.1)| 5(1.9)|463(21.0) Korea, Republic of .| 10(0.5)| 85(0.8)| 29(0.7)| 46(1.2)| 17(0.7)| 3(1.1)| 587(11.7)| 93(1.8)|587 (2.1)| 3(1.1)|602 (9.6)| 2(0.9)|---(---) Latvia (Latvian- | | | | | | | | | | | | | speaking schools) .| 48(1.8)| 86(1.0)| 54(1.2)| ---(---)| 28(1.6)| # (#) |--- (---) | 31(4.2)|491 (5.6)| 62(3.9)|516 (4.6)| 7(2.5)|487(17.2) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Lithuania\4\ .......| ---(---)| ---(---)| ---(---)| ---(---)| ---(---)| --(---)|--- (---) | ---(---)|---(---) | --(---)|---(---) | --(---)|---(---) Macedonia, Rep. of .| 72(1.3)| 86(0.8)| 66(1.6)| 37(1.1)| 30(1.4)| 1(0.6)|--- (---) | 97(1.2)|447 (4.4)| 2(1.0)|---(---) | # (#) |---(---) Malaysia ...........| 61(1.0)| 92(0.5)| 13(0.7)| 68(1.1)| 67(1.3)| 5(1.8)| 533(24.0)| 93(2.1)|520 (4.6)| 2(1.2)|---(---) | # (#) |---(---) Moldova ............| 61(1.3)| 91(0.8)| 66(1.7)| 52(1.6)| 32(1.6)| 7(1.9)| 467(19.7)| 5(1.5)|485(18.0)| 80(3.3)|466 (4.5)| 8(2.4)|481(---) Morocco ............|\5\ 69(0.8)|\5\ 86(0.6)|\5\ 53(1.0)|\5\ 49(1.1)|\5\ 53(1.2)| 1(0.6)|--- (---) | 3(1.0)|338(10.5)| # (#) |---(---) | 96(1.1)|337 (2.9) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Netherlands ........| 68(3.7)| 70(2.7)| 92(1.1)| 3(0.7)| 89(1.5)| # (#) |--- (---) | 100(0.5)|537 (7.2)| # (#) |---(---) | # (#) |---(---) New Zealand ........| 55(1.8)| 92(0.6)| 89(1.0)| 33(1.5)| 43(1.7)| 2(1.1)|--- (---) | 41(3.8)|488 (8.3)| 56(3.9)|494 (7.0)| 1 (#) |---(---) Philippines ........| 78(0.8)| 87(0.8)| 64(1.0)| 56(1.2)| 49(1.1)| 3(0.9)| 361(22.5)| 78(3.4)|343 (7.1)| 8(2.5)|384(33.0)| 11(2.5)|326(15.0) Romania.............| 62(1.4)| 83(0.9)| 49(1.1)| 38(2.0)| 27(1.6)| 10(2.4)| 481(15.3)| 70(3.9)|471 (6.8)| 12(2.3)|483(12.0)| 9(2.5)|477(21.8) Russian Federation .| 53(1.4)| 78(1.2)| 62(1.3)| 19(0.9)| 10(0.8)| # (#) |--- (---) | 32(3.8)|513 (8.5)| 57(4.1)|528 (7.7)| 11(2.5)|553(13.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Singapore...........| 61(1.0)| 97(0.4)| 75(0.9)| 15(1.1)| 60(1.9)| 5(2.0)| 608(20.0)| 48(4.0)|623 (7.5)| 37(3.8)|586(11.2)| 9(2.3)|592(24.7) Slovak Republic ....| 59(1.9)| 81(1.0)| 53(1.6)| 11(0.8)| 39(1.9)| # (#) |--- (---) | 44(4.7)|534 (6.1)| 50(4.8)|534 (5.3)| 5(2.1)|503(15.2) Slovenia ...........| 60(1.7)| 76(1.5)| 57(1.8)| 19(0.9)| 28(1.9)| # (#) |--- (---) | 74(4.1)|528 (3.3)| 26(4.1)|537 (4.5)| # (#) |---(---) South Africa........| 72(0.8)| 83(0.7)| 67(1.2)| 59(1.4)| 69(1.1)| 10(2.4)| 273(17.2)| 23(3.5)|269(13.3)| 58(4.2)|277 (8.8)| 9(2.6)|275(24.4) Thailand............| 29(1.2)| 91(0.7)| 52(1.1)| 19(1.0)| 80(0.9)|\1\ 2(1.4)|--- (---) |\1\ 58(5.1)|461 (7.3)|\1\ 9(3.3)|448(18.5)|\1\30(4.9)|483(11.4) | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tunisia ............| 63(1.2)| 85(0.9)| 57(1.0)| 77(0.7)| 32(1.1)| 1(1.0)|--- (---) | 12(2.6)|441 (6.7)| 86(2.8)|448 (2.8)| 1(1.0)|---(---) Turkey .............| 35(1.1)| 84(0.7)| 38(0.9)| 22(0.8)| 21(1.2)|\1\13(2.7)| 427(11.0)|\1\ 77(3.4)|429 (5.0)|\1\ 5(1.6)|415(10.5)|\1\ 5(1.6)|418(16.3) United States ......| 79(1.2)| 94(0.6)| 86(0.7)| 29(1.3)| 74(1.6)| 11(2.3)| 491(14.5)| 17(2.6)|528(11.6)| 56(3.4)|501 (4.9)| 16(2.2)|490 (9.2) ____________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|___________|_________|__________|_________|__________|_________ |
---Not available. NOTE: Data are for 8th-grade or equivalent in most countries. Possible scale scores range from 1 to 1,000. 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 June 2001.)
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