Mathematics achievement is strongly positively associated with mathematics confidence at the student level (0.43)¶
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q3 i? At the student level, mathematics achievement is strongly positively associated with mathematics confidence (0.43): a one standard deviation increase in confidence corresponds to a 0.43 standard deviation increase in achievement. → Lena Asp 2026
Evidence¶
Lena Asp 2026¶
Lena Asp, Alli Klapp, & Victoria Rolfe. (2026). Associations between student-perceived teaching quality and students’ mathematics confidence and mathematics achievement: A study of Swedish grade 4 TIMSS 2019. Instructional Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11251-025-09767-y
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Standardised coefficient from MSEM Model E in the Swedish grade 4 TIMSS 2019 sample. The study reports mathematics achievement "strongly positively associated with mathematics confidence (0.43)" at the student level; only a standardised path coefficient is printed, no effect size.
"In this study, at the student level, mathematics achievement is strongly positively associated with mathematics confidence (0.43), indicating that a one standard deviation increase in mathematics confidence corresponds to a 0.43 standard deviation increase in mathematics achievement."
Discussion¶
Learner Variables¶
- Self-Efficacy — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes
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Mathematics achievement is strongly positively associated with mathematics confidence at the student level (0.43) |
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Mathematics achievement is strongly positively associated with mathematics confidence at the student level (0.43) |
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2026 |
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