ERIC Number: EJ1418300
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 22
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ISSN: ISSN-0251-2513
EISSN: EISSN-1573-1782
Data Mining to Detect Variables Associated with the Occupational Aspirations of Spanish 15-Year-Old Students
Eva Expósito-Casas; Ana González-Benito; Esther López-Martín
International Journal for Educational and Vocational Guidance, v24 n1 p201-222 2024
The purpose of this work is to identify contextual variables that help to explain the occupational aspirations of Spanish 15-year-old students. This is done by performing a secondary analysis of the PISA2018 test. Data have been analysed using decision trees introducing the students' expected occupational status as a dependent variable (DV), and the other items and indicators considered as predictors. The results show that the variables that contributed most to explaining DV were grade repetition, mastery goal orientation, enjoying reading and self-concept of reading. The findings of this exploratory work can be used as a basis for further studies aimed at establishing causal relationships between these variables and students' occupational aspirations.
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, Secondary School Students, Foreign Countries, Self Concept, Mastery Learning, Goal Orientation, Attribution Theory, Achievement Tests, International Assessment, Grade Repetition, Learning Analytics, Reading Attitudes, Reading Skills, Correlation
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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: Spain
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Program for International Student Assessment
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