Cross-National Variations in Rural Mathematics Achievement: A Descriptive Overview.

James H. Williams

59 citations0/0 files storedJournal of Research in Rural Education

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

School Choice and Performance Mathematics Education and Pedagogy Education in Rural Contexts

Abstract

Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to James H. Williams, The George Washington University, GSEHD, Educational Leadership, 2134 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20052. (jhw@gwu.edu) Using PISA 2000 data, this article examines cross-national variation in rural mathematics achievement among 15-yearolds in 24 industrialized nations. Rural mathematics scores were significantly lower than scores in urban and medium-size communities in 14 of 24 countries. However, patterns were complex. Most commonly, a linear relationship obtained between community size and average math score. In some countries, however, students in medium-size communities scored highest, followed by urban then rural locales. In some countries, such as the U.S., students in urban communities scored lowest. U.S. rural mathematics scores sit squarely in the middle of the distribution. One explanation for lower rural achievement is lower SES. Consistent with other studies, the U.S. showed a marginal raw rural achievement gap, which disappeared when SES was controlled. Once SES was controlled, rural locale predicted mathematics scores in only 4 of 24 countries. Only in Russia was rural locale a statistically significant negative predictor of mathematics achievement, net of socioeconomic status. However, the U.S. showed a substantial gap in urban achievement. Further analysis suggested positive interaction effects in the U.S. between school SES and both urban and rural location. Citation: Williams, J. H. (2005, April 23). Cross-national variations in rural mathematics achievement: A descriptive overview. Journal of Research in Rural Education, 20(5). Retrieved [date] from http://jrre.psu.edu/articles /20-5.pdf

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 59 citations exist upstream.

References

1992A standard international socio-economic index of occupational status 1997High School Size: Which Works Best and for Whom?2005PISA 2003 Technical Report 1994The Condition of Education in Rural Schools.1998Academic Achievement of Rural School Students: A Multi-Year Comparison with Their Peers in Suburban and Urban Schools.1993Small Schools and Higher Order Thinking Skills.

Cited by

2011Teachers in the Bush: Supports, challenges and professional learning

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.