Factores Asociados al Rendimiento de Estudiantes de Canarias en Matemáticas, Ciencias y Lectura en PISA 2018
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: The main objective of this study is to identify the factors associated with performance in mathematics, science and reading skills of students from the Canary Islands who participated in PISA 2018. For this purpose, the sample consisted of Canarian students from public secondary schools, who took part in this edition of the report. The multivariate decision tree technique was applied using the CHAID (Chi-squared Automatic Interaction Detector) algorithm for each of the three competencies. The outcome in each competence as the dependent variable, and as independent variables 602 factors extracted from the student, well-being, use of ICT familiarity and educational career questionnaires provided in PISA 2018. The variables associated with the socioeconomic level of the students were eliminated. The results showed the relationship of 30 factors, related to performance, which belong mainly to five different areas: reading activity, ICT familiarity, emotional management, social and environmental awareness and related to school setting. It is considered that the educational implications of this research could allow the organisation of measures and strategies that would improve the performance of Canarian students
Institutions: Universidad Europea de Canarias, Universidad de La Laguna
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
SDG: Quality education
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4390057958