interpret mathematics in a variety of contexts to describe, predict and explain phenomena, recognising the role that mathematics … plays in the world. The mean score is the measure. A mathematically literate student recognises the role that mathematics …

communicate using mathematics. All these skills are central to a young person’s preparedness to tackle problems that arise at work … and in life beyond the classroom. But the reality is that many students are not familiar with basic mathematics concepts … to ensure that all students spend more “engaged” time learning core mathematics concepts and solving challenging …

in mathematics. After a summary of mathematics performance, it examines the ways in which this performance varies on … subscales representing different aspects of mathematics literacy. Given that any comparison of the outcomes of education systems …. Trends in student performance in mathematics between 2003 and 2012, in reading between 2000 and 2012, and in science between …