The Effect of Employing Realistic Evaluation Strategies in Developing Mathematical Proficiency of Trends in International Mathematics (TIMSS)

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This research aimed to identify the effect of employing realistic evaluation Strategies in developing mathematical proficiency of trends in international mathematics (TIMSS) for 4th grads in Jeddah. And to achieve the goal of the research the researcher used experimental research methods with experimental and control group design. For this purpose, the researcher prepared a guide for the teacher, to teach using a peer assessment strategy, Mathematical Proficiency test, and Productive Disposition Scale. The study sample consisted of (67) students in 4th grade of primary school (17), which was divided into two groups: experimental (35 Students) and control (32 Students). And using appropriate statistical methods, the result showed that their is a significant effect of realistic evaluation strategies (Peer Evaluation) in developing mathematical proficiency and productive disposition for 4th grad students, where the value of “Eta2” is (0.889, 0.976) respectively. In the light of research result, the researcher recommended the employing realistic evaluation strategies as an alternative to traditional evaluation methods in evaluating student performance.

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