Fourth-grade cohorts in other countries also show larger math than reading gains, suggesting moderators more general than the United States¶
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q3 i? TIMSS-PIRLS trends in other countries show larger cohort advances in math (0.24sd) than reading (0.05sd) at grade 4, and in specific countries progress is with one exception always greater in math. → M. Danish Shakeel · Paul E. Peterson 2022
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M. Danish Shakeel · Paul E. Peterson 2022¶
M. Danish Shakeel · Paul E. Peterson. (2022). A Half Century of Progress in US Student Achievement: Agency and Flynn Effects, Ethnic and SES Differences. Educational Psychology Review. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-021-09657-y
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International comparison results track TIMSS-PIRLS and PISA trends in other countries and regions. Country examples include the UK (m 0.36sd vs rd 0.06sd) and New Zealand (0.17sd vs –0.04sd), with progress "with one exception always greater in m than in rd".
"The 4th-grade TIMSS-PIRLS surveys show larger cohort advances in m (0.24sd) than in rd (0.05sd). When TIMSS-PIRLS samples are restricted to industrialized nations (OECD members), larger differences between m (0.21sd) and rd (0.02sd) trends are observed."
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Related Claims¶
- US cohort achievement trends per decade are steeper in math (median 0.19sd) than in reading (median 0.04sd) across linked surveys — related
- Achievement progress is steeper for students tested at younger ages, especially in math — related
- Estimates of cohort achievement trends vary substantially by survey agent, with PISA reporting negative math trends — related
- For cohorts born since 1990, reading progress increased while math progress slowed — reports the opposite
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Fourth-grade cohorts in other countries also show larger math than reading gains, suggesting moderators more general than the United States |
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Fourth-grade cohorts in other countries also show larger math than reading gains, suggesting moderators more general than the United States |
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