Children from low-SES backgrounds hold more negative academic self-views, which partially mediate the SES-achievement association across 70 countries¶

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Subclaims¶

q2 i? Low-SES 15-year-olds report lower self-perceived ability, lower self-efficacy, more of a fixed mindset, and reduced belonging, and these self-views predict poorer achievement and partially mediate the SES-achievement link. → Brummelman 2024

Evidence¶

Brummelman 2024¶

Brummelman, E., van Atteveldt, N., Wolf, S. & Sierksma, J. (2024). Using social and behavioral science to address achievement inequality. npj Science of Learning, 9, 44. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-024-00259-1

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The editorial reports, citing Hofer et al., a secondary analysis of PISA 2018 data from 520,729 students in 70 countries: low-SES students "had more negative self-views", which predicted poorer achievement and partially mediated the SES-achievement association. No effect size is printed.

"Using data from the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), including 520,729 15-year-old students from 70 countries, Hofer et al. demonstrated that those from low-SES backgrounds indeed had more negative self-views"

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Socioeconomic Status — predictor: outcomes differ by group: a gap reflecting circumstances and treatment, not a cause

Related Claims¶

• In more competitive school environments, students from lower SES backgrounds report more positive self-views than their more advantaged peers, narrowing SES gaps in self-views — related
• In more competitive school environments, lower-SES students perform better academically than their more advantaged peers, narrowing SES achievement gaps — related
• Students' individual growth mindset is positively associated with their odds of being academically resilient in PISA 2018 data across 79 countries — related
• Assessments like PISA-VET risk reinforcing inequalities in VET if underlying socioeconomic inequities are unaddressed — related