Mathematics Achievement of Immigrant Students

• Main Author: Hastedt, Dirk (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Education.; International education.; Comparative education.; Educational policy.; ducation and state.; Mathematics > Study and teaching.; Assessment.; Assessment, Testing and Evaluation.; Mathematics Education.; International and Comparative Education.; Educational Policy and Politics.

This book examines the mathematics achievement of immigrant students on the basis of data from the IEA Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS). It combines an analysis of large-scale assessment data with an in-depth exploration of policy studies and transforms the insights gain...

Table of Contents:

• 1.Introduction
• 2. Review
• 3. Data and Methods
• 4a. Immigrant students in TIMSS
• 4b. Immigrant students’ background in TIMSS 2007
• 4c. School Factors
• 4d. Class level and teacher level factors
• 5a. Immigrant students in Singapore
• 5b. Immigrant students in Canada
• 6. Discussion and Conclusion
• 7. References. .