Growth in mathematics cognitive and content domains: A 6-year longitudinal study

Growth in mathematics cognitive and content domains: A 6-year longitudinal study

• Mok, Magdalena Mo Ching The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Zhu, JinXin The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Mcinerney, Dennis Michael The Hong Kong Institute of Education
• Or, Anthony

Assessment & Learning, 3, 129-159, 2014

Hong Kong

Education Bureau

2014

• G Curriculum, Teaching & Learning: Specific Disciplines
  • GC Mathematics & Statistics

Mathematics Content Domains Cognitive Domains Growth Cross-lagged Model

• Hong Kong

• 1997.7 onwards

• Primary Education
• Secondary Education

This study aimed to model mathematics growth of students from Primary 3 to Secondary 3 from two approaches, namely, growth in content domains, and in cognitive domains. The sample consisted of 866 Hong Kong students who were followed longitudinally from Primary 3 to Secondary 3. The data were originally collected by the Education Bureau of Hong Kong. Plausible values of achievements at Primary 3, Primary 6, and Secondary 3 in three cognitive domains (Knowing, Applying, and Reasoning) were obtained using between-item multidimensional Rasch partial credit modelling. A modified autoregressive cross-lagged design was used to predict later achievement in the cognitive domains by prior achievements in these domains. Analysis was repeated for growth in content domains (Number, Shape and Space, Measures, Data Handling, and Algebra). Analysis showed that students' later mathematics achievement was strongly predicted by their previous achievement in the Knowing and the Number domains.
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