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PISA Proficiency Scores Predict Educational Outcomes
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Fischbach, Antoine; Keller, Ulrich; Preckel, Franzis; Brunner, Martin – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
The "Programme for International Student Assessment" (PISA) examines the extent to which 15-year-old students who are near the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the competencies essential for participation in the labor market and society. Given that this participation hinges on educational attainment, it is crucial to…
Descriptors: Outcomes of Education, Educational Attainment, Foreign Countries, Compulsory Education
Are Affective Factors a Good Predictor of Science Achievement? Examining the Role of Affective Factors Based on PISA 2006
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Ozel, Murat; Caglak, Serdar; Erdogan, Mehmet – Learning and Individual Differences, 2013
This study investigated how affective factors like attitude and motivation contribute to science achievement in PISA 2006 using linear structural modeling. The data set of PISA 2006 collected from 4942 fifteen-year-old Turkish students (2290 females, 2652 males) was used for the statistical analyses. A total of 42 selected items on a four point…
Descriptors: Factor Analysis, Science Achievement, Factor Structure, Structural Equation Models
The Effect of Individual Differences in the Inner and Outer States of ICT on Engagement in Online Reading Activities and PISA 2009 Reading Literacy: Exploring the Relationship between the Old and New Reading Literacy
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Lee, Yuan-Hsuan; Wu, Jiun-Yu – Learning and Individual Differences, 2012
With the prevalence of ICT, the concept of reading literacy has evolved to encompass both online reading and printed texts. This study clarifies the relationship between reading printed texts and online electronic texts from the perspective of individual differences in the inner and outer phases of ICT in a partial mediation model. We used the…
Descriptors: Reading Achievement, Individual Differences, Information Technology, Learner Engagement
Universals and Specifics of Math Self-Concept, Math Self-Efficacy, and Math Anxiety across 41 PISA 2003 Participating Countries
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Lee, Jihyun – Learning and Individual Differences, 2009
The overarching goal of the present study is to investigate the factorial structure of three closely related constructs: math self-concept, math self-efficacy, and math anxiety. The factorial structure consisting of three factors, each representing math self-concept, math self-efficacy, and math anxiety, is supported in all 41 countries employed…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Program Effectiveness, Foreign Countries, Mathematics Anxiety