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ERIC Number: EJ1287318
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Mar
Pages: 31
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8326
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Are Students in Italy Really Disinterested in Science? A Person-Centered Approach Using the PISA 2015 Data
Radišic, Jelena; Selleri, Patrizia; Carugati, Felice; Baucal, Aleksandar
Science Education, v105 n2 p438-468 Mar 2021
Seen as one of the essential domains for active citizenship, examining how students relate to science has become crucial. Based on a person-centered approach, this article investigates self-related dispositions and motivation in science using the 2015 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) data set. By employing a latent profile analysis, student profiles were investigated among 11,583 15-year-old-students in Italy. Five distinct student groups were identified. The index of economic, social, and cultural status (ESCS), immigrant background, gender, study programs, and the accompanying learning environment were also inspected. Each group was observed against particular subdomains in science competence in line with the PISA framework and environmental awareness. The results indicate the profiles differed on the examined covariates and showed distinct patterns relative to achievement and environmental awareness. However, differences in achievement between the profiles could not be explained by students' variability in immigrant background or ESCS across the examined groups.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Italy
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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