Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a research study which is constructed
over 15-year-old students knowledge and abilities in every 3-year-period. In this present study, the factors
related with student, family and class, which effect students mathematical literacy and problem solving
abilities, were investigated by using PISA 2003 data of Turkey, Finland and Greece and compared by
constructing structural equation models for each country. Analysis of PISA data inform us about our students
achievement levels and help us to evaluate our education system. Investigating this situation, determining the
factors affecting achievement, making comparisons with other countries is important. In this study, exploratory
factor analysis was carried out by using the variables in PISA 2003 student questionnaire data and then
confirmatory factor analysis was made by using LISREL 8.54. Structural equation models were constructed
with the latent variables determined according to these results. .
Key words: PISA 2003, mathematics literacy, problem solving, structural equation modeling, Turkey, Greece, Finland
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