2008 National assessment of Mathematics in the First Grade of Secondary Education in Flanders (B-stream)

In 2008 a national assessment was carried out, which was commissioned by the Flemish government, to assess the extent to which students have achieved the developmental goals for mathematics at the end of the first grade of secondary education (B-stream). Data were collected through 14 written tests covering 6 domains: (1) number sense and main operations, (2) pocket calculator, (3) money and arithmetic in practical situations, (4) geometry, (5) information acquisition and processing, and (6) measuring. A representative sample of 5792 students from 195 Flemish secondary schools participated. Tests were supplemented with background questionnaires for students, parents, and mathematics teachers. The student questionnaire collected, among other things, information on their family situation and perceptions of mathematics classes. The parent questionnaire collected information on their child and the family situation. Mathematics teachers were, among other things, questioned about their class, teaching experience, and classroom practices. The response rates to these questionnaires were 92% for the student questionnaire, 82% for the parent questionnaire, and 98% for the teacher questionnaire.