Comparisons of Attitudes and Performance in Regard to Math Tests

question 176

Multiple Choice

Comparisons of attitudes and performance in regard to math tests in Asia and North America showed that:

• A) only 10% of the North American children had scores as low on computations and word problems as the average Asian child.
• B) although the attitudes toward intellectual success were similar among Asian children and North American children, their actual performance on tests differed markedly.
• C) although the performance of Asian children and North American children is similar, attitudes toward intellectual success differed markedly.
• D) only 4% of the Chinese children and 10% of the Japanese children had scores as low as the average North American child.

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