Estimation on the mathematics literacy with logistic regression according to PISA 2012 data

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the variables on classification of students’math literacy, mathematical interest, looking forward to mathematic lessons, self detection/fast learning, being determined- easily giving up, reading about mathematics, enjoying mathematics,education level of mother and father by logistic regression by analyzing the 2012 turkey scores ofpisa, known as the international student assessment program, which has been repeated everythree years since 2000. the sampling of the research which is in the model of survey constitutes4848 individuals. from the results of the analysis of the data, in the classification of mathematicsliteracy, the independent variables of looking forward to the lesson, the level of education formother and father, appreciation in mathematics, self-detection in mathematics, quickly learning,perseverance, quickly giving up had a significant effect. reading about mathematics and the levelof interest for mathematics didn’t have a significant effect on mathematics literacy. it is observedthat the percentage of correct classification in logistic regression model was %85,2. according tothe results of the research %94,9 of the students who were successful mathematics literacy and%54,9 of the students who are unsuccessful were correctly estimated.