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Table 7 International achievement profiles of 4th-grade students in Europe by attitude toward learning and self-concept

From: Subject-specific strength and weaknesses of fourth-grade students in Europe: a comparative latent profile analysis of multidimensional proficiency patterns based on PIRLS/TIMSS combined 2011

 

Profile 1

Profile 2

Profile 3

Profile 4

Profile 5

Profile 6

Profile 7

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

% (SE)

Positive attitude toward learning

 Readinga

10.7 (1.1)

15.2 (0.7)

20.5 (0.4)

24.4 (0.3)

27.7 (0.3)

39.3 (0.4)

52.3 (0.8)

 Mathematicsb

24.7 (1.5)

36.2 (0.9)

44.7 (0.5)

46.8 (0.4)

48.3 (0.3)

50.3 (0.4)

54.4 (0.8)

 Sciencec

12.7 (1.2)

22.7 (0.7)

33.5 (0.5)

44.9 (0.4)

57.3 (0.3)

71.6 (0.4)

84.6 (0.6)

Positive self-conceptd

 Reading

12.7 (1.2)

22.7 (0.7)

33.5 (0.5)

44.9 (0.4)

57.3 (0.3)

71.6 (0.4)

84.6 (0.6)

 Mathematics

23.2 (1.5)

34.8 (0.9)

43.1 (0.5)

51.6 (0.4)

61.8 (0.3)

73.2 (0.4)

84.5 (0.6)

 Science

24.8 (1.5)

35.8 (0.9)

45.8 (0.5)

56.1 (0.4)

65.0 (0.3)

72.5 (0.4)

78.1 (0.7)

  1. aCategorized as the highest category “Likes Reading” of the international “Students like Reading” index
  2. bCategorized as the highest category “Likes Mathematics” of the international “Students like Learning Mathematics” index
  3. cCategorized as the highest category “Likes Science” of the international “Students like Learning Science” index
  4. dOperationalized as the top 50% median-split of the self-concept scale