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Table 405. | Eighth-grade students' perceptions about mathematics and hours spent on leisure activities, by country: 2003 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ |Index of students' self-confidence in learning mathematics (SCM)\1\| Average hours spent each day\2\ |___________________________________________________________________|_________________________________________________________________________________ Country | High SCM | Medium SCM | Low SCM | Watching| Playing| Playing or| Doing| Playing| Reading| Using| Working |_____________________|_____________________|_______________________| TV or| computer| talking| jobs at| sports| for| the|at a paid | | Average| | Average| | Average| videos| games| with| home| |enjoyment| internet| job | Percent|achievement| Percent| achievement| Percent| achievement| | | friends| | | | | _________________________|_________|___________|________|____________|_________|_____________|_________|_________|___________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15 _________________________|_________|___________|________|____________|_________|_____________|_________|_________|___________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ Armenia .................| 41 (1.1)|505 (4.0)| 40(1.0)|468 (3.7)| 19 (0.9)|462 (4.1)|1.8(0.03)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) Australia ...............| 50 (1.7)|542 (4.5)| 31(1.1)|483 (3.7)| 19 (1.2)|451 (6.4)|2.0(0.03)|0.9(0.02)|1.7 (0.04)|1.0(0.02)|1.6(0.03)|0.7(0.02)|1.3(0.04)|0.4(0.03) Bahrain .................| 44 (0.9)|437 (2.0)| 38(0.9)|379 (2.4)| 18 (0.6)|366 (3.2)|2.0(0.03)|1.2(0.02)|1.6 (0.03)|1.2(0.02)|1.5(0.03)|0.9(0.02)|1.4(0.03)|0.6(0.02) Belgium (Flemish) .......| 45 (0.9)|556 (3.2)| 30(0.7)|526 (3.0)| 25 (0.8)|518 (3.5)|2.1(0.03)|1.0(0.03)|1.9 (0.03)|0.9(0.02)|1.6(0.03)|0.5(0.01)|1.3(0.03)|0.2(0.02) Botswana ................| 38 (0.9)|390 (2.8)| 45(0.8)|361 (2.5)| 17 (0.8)|352 (3.4)|1.4(0.03)|0.5(0.02)|2.1 (0.04)|2.3(0.03)|1.5(0.02)|1.8(0.03)|0.7(0.02)|0.6(0.03) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Bulgaria ................| 33 (1.3)|519 (5.5)| 39(1.4)|467 (4.2)| 28 (1.2)|445 (4.8)|2.5(0.04)|1.1(0.04)|2.6 (0.05)|1.5(0.03)|1.2(0.04)|0.7(0.03)|1.0(0.04)|0.3(0.02) Chile ...................| 35 (0.9)|427 (3.9)| 42(0.7)|369 (3.4)| 23 (0.7)|361 (3.9)|2.2(0.02)|0.7(0.02)|2.3 (0.02)|1.5(0.02)|1.8(0.03)|0.6(0.01)|0.7(0.02)|0.3(0.02) Chinese Taipei ..........| 26 (1.0)|661 (4.1)| 30(0.7)|593 (5.1)| 44 (1.1)|534 (4.0)|1.7(0.03)|1.4(0.04)|1.4 (0.03)|0.7(0.01)|1.0(0.02)|1.0(0.02)|1.4(0.04)|0.2(0.01) Cyprus ..................| 46 (0.8)|503 (2.0)| 32(0.8)|437 (2.2)| 22 (0.7)|407 (3.6)|2.1(0.03)|1.3(0.02)|2.1 (0.03)|1.0(0.03)|1.7(0.03)|0.9(0.02)|1.2(0.02)|0.6(0.02) Egypt ...................| 58 (1.0)|437 (3.3)| 35(0.9)|383 (3.7)| 7 (0.4)|374 (5.3)|0.8(0.02)|0.7(0.02)|0.8 (0.02)|1.3(0.03)|1.1(0.02)|1.0(0.02)|0.6(0.02)|0.6(0.02) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | England\3\ ..............| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) Estonia .................| 41 (0.9)|569 (3.2)| 32(0.7)|520 (3.1)| 28 (0.8)|489 (3.5)|2.3(0.03)|1.1(0.03)|2.8 (0.03)|1.1(0.02)|1.4(0.03)|0.7(0.02)|1.5(0.04)|0.4(0.02) Ghana ...................|--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |--- (†) |0.7(0.02)|0.6(0.02)|1.2 (0.03)|1.5(0.03)|1.3(0.02)|1.7(0.03)|0.8(0.03)|0.8(0.03) Hong Kong, SAR\4\ .......| 30 (0.9)|627 (2.9)| 38(0.7)|581 (4.1)| 33 (0.9)|556 (4.0)|2.3(0.03)|2.0(0.04)|1.6 (0.03)|0.7(0.01)|1.0(0.02)|1.1(0.02)|2.0(0.03)|0.1(0.01) Hungary .................| 44 (1.0)|574 (3.3)| 32(1.0)|507 (3.9)| 24 (0.8)|479 (3.9)|2.1(0.03)|1.1(0.03)|2.2 (0.03)|1.1(0.02)|1.5(0.03)|0.8(0.02)|0.6(0.03)|0.2(0.02) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Indonesia ...............| 27 (1.1)|420 (6.6)| 59(0.8)|408 (4.5)| 15 (0.9)|416 (4.7)|1.5(0.03)|0.5(0.02)|1.3 (0.03)|2.2(0.03)|1.1(0.02)|1.1(0.02)|0.3(0.02)|0.8(0.03) Iran, Islamic Republic ..| 35 (0.9)|447 (3.5)| 49(0.8)|399 (2.6)| 16 (0.7)|377 (3.4)|1.6(0.03)|0.4(0.02)|1.4 (0.03)|1.5(0.03)|1.4(0.04)|1.0(0.02)|0.2(0.02)|0.7(0.05) Israel ..................| 59 (1.2)|526 (3.5)| 30(0.9)|461 (3.8)| 11 (0.7)|451 (5.7)|2.5(0.04)|1.9(0.03)|2.3 (0.03)|1.4(0.03)|1.6(0.03)|0.9(0.02)|1.8(0.04)|0.6(0.02) Italy ...................| 46 (0.9)|521 (3.3)| 29(0.9)|466 (3.6)| 25 (1.0)|439 (3.4)|1.8(0.03)|1.0(0.02)|2.6 (0.03)|1.1(0.03)|1.8(0.03)|0.7(0.02)|0.6(0.02)|0.9(0.02) Japan ...................| 17 (0.6)|634 (3.1)| 38(0.7)|580 (2.7)| 45 (0.8)|538 (2.3)|2.7(0.03)|0.9(0.02)|1.6 (0.04)|0.6(0.01)|1.3(0.03)|0.9(0.02)|0.6(0.02)|0.1(0.01) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Jordan ..................| 49 (1.2)|463 (4.7)| 38(1.0)|400 (3.7)| 13 (0.7)|390 (4.4)|1.5(0.03)|0.9(0.03)|1.2 (0.03)|1.3(0.03)|1.2(0.03)|0.9(0.02)|0.6(0.03)|0.6(0.03) Korea, Republic of\5\ ...| 30 (0.7)|650 (2.8)| 36(0.6)|592 (2.5)| 34 (0.8)|534 (2.3)|1.7(0.03)|1.5(0.03)|1.8 (0.03)|0.7(0.01)|0.7(0.02)|0.6(0.01)|1.7(0.03)|0.1(0.01) Latvia ..................| 34 (1.0)|555 (3.4)| 33(0.9)|499 (3.2)| 33 (1.0)|473 (3.4)|2.4(0.03)|1.0(0.02)|2.8 (0.03)|1.6(0.03)|1.3(0.03)|0.8(0.03)|0.8(0.03)|0.5(0.02) Lebanon .................| 43 (1.4)|462 (3.6)| 44(1.1)|416 (3.1)| 13 (0.7)|403 (4.4)|1.8(0.04)|1.3(0.03)|1.6 (0.04)|1.3(0.03)|1.6(0.03)|1.0(0.02)|1.0(0.03)|0.8(0.03) Lithuania ...............| 36 (1.0)|552 (3.1)| 37(0.9)|486 (2.8)| 26 (0.9)|456 (2.7)|2.1(0.03)|1.1(0.03)|2.6 (0.04)|1.6(0.04)|1.1(0.03)|0.6(0.02)|0.7(0.03)|0.3(0.02) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Macedonia, Republic of ..| 33 (1.0)|482 (4.0)| 37(1.0)|418 (4.7)| 31 (1.0)|424 (3.9)|2.3(0.04)|1.3(0.03)|2.2 (0.03)|1.6(0.03)|1.8(0.03)|1.0(0.02)|0.9(0.03)|0.7(0.03) Malaysia ................| 39 (1.2)|546 (4.2)| 45(1.0)|490 (3.7)| 16 (0.7)|471 (4.4)|2.1(0.04)|0.8(0.03)|1.5 (0.03)|1.7(0.02)|1.1(0.02)|1.2(0.02)|0.6(0.02)|0.3(0.02) Moldova, Republic of ....| 30 (1.2)|494 (5.0)| 50(0.9)|451 (4.5)| 20 (1.1)|441 (5.3)|1.9(0.04)|0.7(0.03)|2.0 (0.04)|2.2(0.06)|1.3(0.03)|1.1(0.03)|0.7(0.03)|0.5(0.03) Morocco .................| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) |1.3(0.04)|2.3(0.06)|1.3 (0.03)|1.8(0.03)|1.5(0.03)| ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) | ‡ (†) Netherlands .............| 45 (1.4)|557 (4.4)| 33(1.0)|527 (4.7)| 23 (1.0)|511 (4.8)|2.1(0.05)|1.2(0.04)|2.0 (0.05)|0.8(0.02)|1.7(0.04)|0.5(0.02)|1.5(0.04)|0.8(0.05) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Zealand .............| 43 (1.4)|534 (6.4)| 36(1.1)|475 (5.4)| 21 (0.9)|452 (4.1)|2.1(0.04)|1.0(0.04)|1.8 (0.05)|1.0(0.02)|1.5(0.03)|0.7(0.03)|1.3(0.04)|0.6(0.03) Norway ..................| 46 (1.1)|502 (2.0)| 32(0.8)|445 (2.9)| 21 (0.8)|405 (3.4)|2.2(0.03)|1.2(0.03)|2.7 (0.03)|1.0(0.03)|1.8(0.03)|0.6(0.02)|1.2(0.03)|0.7(0.02) Palestinian | | | | | | | | | | | | | | National Authority ...| 43 (1.0)|428 (3.9)| 41(0.9)|370 (2.9)| 16 (0.6)|355 (3.6)|1.2(0.02)|0.7(0.02)|1.3 (0.03)|1.5(0.03)|1.1(0.03)|1.0(0.02)|0.5(0.02)|0.6(0.03) Philippines .............| 29 (0.7)|405 (6.1)| 59(0.7)|369 (4.8)| 12 (0.5)|366 (6.5)|1.6(0.04)|0.6(0.02)|1.7 (0.03)|1.9(0.03)|1.4(0.02)|1.2(0.02)|0.5(0.03)|0.8(0.04) Romania .................| 30 (1.2)|533 (4.6)| 45(1.1)|465 (4.5)| 25 (0.9)|442 (5.4)|2.0(0.04)|0.9(0.03)|2.1 (0.03)|1.7(0.05)|1.3(0.03)|1.0(0.03)|0.8(0.04)|0.5(0.04) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Russian Federation ......| 43 (1.1)|548 (3.0)| 30(0.8)|492 (4.1)| 27 (0.8)|466 (4.6)|2.0(0.03)|1.0(0.03)|2.5 (0.04)|1.6(0.03)|1.3(0.02)|1.1(0.03)|0.4(0.02)|0.2(0.02) Saudi Arabia ............| 41 (1.4)|361 (4.8)| 43(1.1)|321 (5.4)| 16 (0.9)|303 (5.8)|1.6(0.05)|1.1(0.03)|1.3 (0.03)|1.5(0.04)|1.2(0.04)|0.9(0.02)|0.8(0.05)|0.8(0.03) Scotland ................| 52 (1.5)|524 (3.9)| 32(1.0)|477 (3.8)| 15 (0.9)|456 (5.0)|2.2(0.03)|1.4(0.04)|2.7 (0.03)|0.8(0.02)|1.7(0.03)|0.6(0.02)|1.4(0.03)|0.5(0.03) Serbia ..................| 44 (1.1)|530 (2.8)| 26(0.7)|458 (3.2)| 30 (1.1)|422 (3.4)|2.1(0.03)|1.0(0.03)|2.1 (0.03)|1.3(0.03)|1.7(0.03)|0.8(0.02)|0.6(0.03)|0.3(0.02) Singapore ...............| 39 (0.8)|639 (3.0)| 34(0.7)|594 (3.9)| 27 (0.7)|571 (4.6)|2.3(0.02)|1.4(0.02)|1.7 (0.02)|0.7(0.02)|1.4(0.02)|0.9(0.02)|1.6(0.02)|0.2(0.02) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Slovak Republic .........| 40 (1.1)|556 (3.7)| 35(1.0)|487 (3.9)| 25 (1.0)|462 (4.1)|2.5(0.03)|1.1(0.03)|2.8 (0.03)|1.5(0.03)|1.9(0.04)|0.9(0.02)|0.6(0.03)|0.4(0.02) Slovenia ................| 40 (0.9)|533 (3.2)| 39(1.0)|474 (2.5)| 20 (0.9)|453 (2.8)|2.2(0.03)|1.3(0.03)|2.0 (0.03)|1.2(0.03)|1.7(0.03)|0.8(0.02)|1.1(0.03)|0.4(0.02) South Africa ............| 37 (0.9)|300 (8.3)| 48(0.9)|242 (3.9)| 15 (0.8)|255 (9.9)|1.5(0.03)|0.7(0.02)|2.0 (0.03)|1.8(0.03)|1.6(0.02)|1.6(0.03)|0.8(0.02)|0.8(0.02) Sweden ..................| 49 (1.3)|534 (2.6)| 36(0.9)|477 (3.1)| 16 (0.9)|446 (3.4)|2.1(0.03)|1.1(0.03)|2.8 (0.03)|1.0(0.02)|1.6(0.03)|0.6(0.02)|1.7(0.04)|0.4(0.02) Tunisia .................| 44 (1.0)|436 (2.7)| 36(0.8)|399 (2.5)| 20 (0.9)|384 (2.2)|1.4(0.02)|0.8(0.03)|1.5 (0.02)|1.9(0.03)|1.5(0.02)|1.3(0.02)|0.7(0.02)|0.6(0.02) United States ...........| 51 (0.8)|534 (3.3)| 29(0.6)|483 (3.5)| 20 (0.6)|461 (3.6)|2.2(0.03)|1.1(0.02)|2.4 (0.03)|1.2(0.02)|1.8(0.02)|0.7(0.01)|1.8(0.03)|0.6(0.02) _________________________|_________|___________|________|____________|_________|_____________|_________|_________|___________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________ |
---Not available. NOTE: Data are for 8th grade or equivalent in most countries. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Standard errors appear in parentheses. SOURCE: International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement (IEA), Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS), 2003, TIMSS 2003 International Mathematics Report, by Ina V.S. Mullis et al. (This table was prepared April 2005.)
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