2009 National assessment of Mathematics in the First Grade of Secondary Education in Flanders (A-stream) KU Leuven
In 2009 a national assessment was carried out, which was commissioned by the Flemish government, to assess the extent to which students have achieved the attainment targets for mathematics at the end of the first grade of secondary education (A-stream). Data were collected through 10 written tests covering 4 domains: (1) number sense, (2) algebra, (3) data and (4) geometry. A representative sample of 3257 students from 91 Flemish secondary schools participated. Tests were supplemented with background questionnaires for students, parents, teachers and school leaders. The student questionnaire ...