On average across OECD countries, students who are highly motivated to learn mathematics because they believe it will … help them later on score better in mathematics – by the equivalent of half a year of schooling – than students who are not … highly motivated. Students’ motivation to learn mathematics is lower in education systems that sort and group students into …

curriculum. The assessment looked at students abilities to identify problems in various settings, to choose relevant information … area and what countries with lower performance levels can learn from those whose students do well. It also provides …