intensive use of memorisation than girls when learning mathematics. Memorisation as a learning strategy may work with easy … problems, but it is unlikely to be effective if it is the only strategy used when confronted with complex mathematics problems. …

countries, the 20% of students who are most exposed to pure mathematics tasks (equations) score, on the PISA mathematics test … mathematics tasks is much less strongly associated with better performance. About 19% of the performance difference between socio …-economically advantaged and disadvantaged students can be attributed to differences in familiarity with mathematics. In Austria and Korea …

Mathematics Teaching and Learning Strategies in PISA uses data from the PISA 2003 assessment to examine the … relationships between teaching strategies, student learning strategies and mathematics achievement. The report aims to identify … instructional practices and learning strategies that contribute to increased achievement in mathematics and general knowledge. It …

component on the assessment of students’ attitudes to science and the frameworks for the assessment of reading and mathematics …

communicate using mathematics. All these skills are central to a young person’s preparedness to tackle problems that arise at work … and in life beyond the classroom. But the reality is that many students are not familiar with basic mathematics concepts … to ensure that all students spend more “engaged” time learning core mathematics concepts and solving challenging …