The Paradoxical Relationship between Student Achievement and Self-Perception: A Cross-National Analysis Based on Three Waves of TIMSS Data

Autor/inn/en	Shen, C.; Tam, H. P.
Titel	The Paradoxical Relationship between Student Achievement and Self-Perception: A Cross-National Analysis Based on Three Waves of TIMSS Data
Quelle	In: Educational Research and Evaluation, 14 (2008) 1, S.87-100 (14 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1380-3611
Schlagwörter	Science Achievement; Academic Standards; Correlation; Mathematics Achievement; Comparative Education; Comparative Testing; Educational Assessment; Educational Indicators; Self Efficacy; Grade 8; Educational Attitudes; Educational Research; Austria; Chile; China; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Iceland; Indonesia; Ireland; Jordan; Macedonia; Malaysia; Moldova; Morocco; Philippines; Portugal; Switzerland; Tunisia; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Korrelation; Mathmatics sikills; Mathmatics achievement; Mathematical ability; Mathematische Kompetenz; Vergleichende Erziehungswissenschaft; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Educational indicato; Bildungsindikator; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; School year 08; 8. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 08; Educational attitude; Bildungsverhalten; Erziehungseinstellung; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Österreich; Dänemark; Finnland; Frankreich; Deutschland; Griechenland; Island; Indonesien; Irland; Moldava; Moldau (Republik); Moldau; Moldawien; Moldawa; Moldowa; Marokko; Philippinen; Schweiz; Tunesien; Türkei
Abstract	Using 3 waves of the TIMSS data, this study investigates the relationship between 8th-graders' mathematics and science achievement and their self-perceptions on these 2 subjects. For within-country data, there is generally a positive relationship between students' achievement and the following 3 measures of their self-perception: how much they like the 2 subjects, their self-perceived competence in the subjects, and their perceived easiness of the subjects. However, in a between-country analysis, the relationship is opposite. More specifically, when the same 3 self-perception measures are aggregated at the country level, there is a negative relationship between self-perceptions and achievement. These findings are consistent for both mathematics and science across the data for all 3 waves. Correlation analysis is used for both within-country and between-country analyses. Among several possible explanations, the authors suggest that this pattern may reflect high academic standards in high-performing countries and low academic standards in low-performing countries. (Contains 6 figures and 2 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10