Campus Units
Political Science
Document Type
Article
Publication Version
Published Version
Publication Date
2013
Journal or Book Title
International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology
Volume
1
Issue
2
First Page
83
Last Page
95
Abstract
Using Program for International Student Achievement (PISA) 2009 data we study the transfer of knowledge among reading, mathematics, and science among Turkish students. Both Science and Reading are significant predictors of Mathematics scores, although clearly Science is a much stronger predictor; the transfer from Science to Mathematics is much greater than is the transfer from Reading to Mathematics. SCHOOLID is the single strongest predictor of Mathematics outcomes, likely reflecting the importance of socioeconomic and regional or urban/rural differences in the quality of education available to students. Both Mathematics and Reading are significant predictors of Science scores, although Mathematics is a stronger predictor; the transfer from Mathematics to Science is greater than is the transfer from Reading to Science. SCHOOLID is a weaker predictor of Science outcomes than are Mathematics scores, suggesting that the importance of socioeconomic and regional or urban/rural differences in the quality of education available to students may have slightly less consequence for Science outcomes than does the transfer effect from Mathematics to Science. Both Science and Mathematics are significant predictors of Reading scores, but the transfer from Science to Reading is much more robust than the transfer from Mathematics to Reading. SCHOOLID and Science are nearly identically strong predictors of Reading outcomes, suggesting that the importance of socioeconomic and regional or urban/rural differences in the quality of education available is on a par with the Science transfer to Reading. Implications of these findings are discussed.
Copyright Owner
IJEMST
Copyright Date
2013
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Shelley, Mack C. and Yildirim, Atila, "Transfer of Learning in Mathematics, Science, and Reading among Students in Turkey: A Study Using 2009 PISA Data" (2013). Political Science Publications. 12.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/pols_pubs/12
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Comments
This article is from International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology 1 (2013): 83. Posted with permission.