Seyrek, Merve2019-10-172019-10-172019-102019-102019-10-15http://hdl.handle.net/11693/52682Cataloged from PDF version of article.Thesis (M.S.): Bilkent University, The Program Of Curriculum And Instruction, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2019.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 54-65).The purpose of this study is to examine relationships between math- and self- related variables and problem-solving skills of students on PISA 2012 Turkish sample. Students’ socio-economic status was used as a control variable. Turkish sample was divided into 4 groups using PISA’s ESCS index to create socio-economically different subgroups. The data were analyzed with hierarchical multiple linear regression in three blocks. The finding illustrated, firstly, socio-economic status gives positive association with problem-solving in each block. One of the mathematics factors is that self-efficacy has highly positive relationship with problem-solving. The other factors give different results for different social groups.ix, 65 leaves ; 30 cm.Englishinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessFactors related to problem solvingPISA 2012Problem-solvingSocio-economic statusThesisB147764