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PISA analysis: Pulse of Learning – PISA Explorer

Question

What really drives maths performance, especially self-efficacy and maths anxiety?

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What explains maths performance most: self-efficacy ranks above socioeconomic background (XGBoost + SHAP, PISA 2022 Germany).
What explains maths performance most: self-efficacy ranks above socioeconomic background (XGBoost + SHAP, PISA 2022 Germany).
Self-efficacy separates the groups: 549/503 points with high vs. 449/465 with low self-efficacy.
Self-efficacy separates the groups: 549/503 points with high vs. 449/465 with low self-efficacy.
How self-efficacy, anxiety, belonging and home background relate to maths scores.
How self-efficacy, anxiety, belonging and home background relate to maths scores.
Girls report lower maths confidence although performance is close.
Girls report lower maths confidence although performance is close.
Data: PISA 2022 Germany, 6,116 students.
Data: PISA 2022 Germany, 6,116 students.
The real questions behind every scale, e.g. maths anxiety as reported by students in Germany.
The real questions behind every scale, e.g. maths anxiety as reported by students in Germany.
More maths anxiety, lower scores: 4,812 students, r = −0.33.
More maths anxiety, lower scores: 4,812 students, r = −0.33.
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