Abstract

MELLO ROMAN, Jorge Daniel  and  HERNANDEZ ESTRADA, Adolfo. A Study on Academic Achievement in Mathematics. REDIE [online]. 2019, vol.21, e29.  Epub Apr 15, 2020. ISSN 1607-4041.  https://doi.org/10.24320/redie.2019.21.e29.2090.

This paper seeks to explain academic achievement in Mathematics based on individual student characteristics. The study takes the case of Paraguay, a country below the regional average in recent international assessments of learning achievement in mathematics by basic-level students (students in Educación Escolar Básica). A questionnaire was administered to 899 students of the third cycle of basic-level education (7th, 8th, and 9th grades) from both public and private schools in the district of Concepción. Two statistical modeling techniques were employed on observable variables: decision trees and multiple linear regression. It is concluded that academic achievement in mathematics is largely explained by students’ learning in a classroom setting and perception of their own ability.

Keywords : Academic achievement; statistical models; Mathematics teaching.

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