Mathematics Achievement: Do Teachers make a Difference?

Ahmad Farid Osman*, Noor Azina Ismail**
*_**Department of Applied Statistics Faculty of Economics and Administration University of Malaya, Malaysia
Periodicity:March - May'2006
DOI : https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.1.4.863

Abstract

This paper examines the effects of gender of teachers, teachers' qualification, experience and training on mathematics achievement among eighth grade students in Malaysia using data from the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) 2003. Only gender of teachers has significant influence on student's achievement in mathematics.

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Ahmad Farid Osman and Noor Azina Ismail (2006). Mathematics Achievement: Do Teachers make a Difference?. i-manager's Journal on School Educational Technology, 1(4),64-66. https://doi.org/10.26634/jsch.1.4.863

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