ArticlePsychological science2014
Gross domestic product, science interest, and science achievement: a person × nation interaction.
Article in Psychological science, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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- Genetic contributions of noncognitive skills to academic development.Research square · 2023Article
- Ten simple rules for supporting historically underrepresented students in science.PLoS computational biology · 2021Article
- Passion matters but not equally everywhere: Predicting achievement from interest, enjoyment, and efficacy in 59 societies.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2021Article
- Cognitive ability and education: How behavioural genetic research has advanced our knowledge and understanding of their association.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2020Review
- "Same but different": Associations between multiple aspects of self-regulation, cognition, and academic abilities.Journal of personality and social psychology · 2019Article
- National Gross Domestic Product, Science Interest, and Science Achievement: A Direct Replication and Extension of the Tucker-Drob, Cheung, and Briley (2014) Study.Psychological science · 2019Article
- Toward a psychology ofProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018Article
- Socioeconomic gaps in science achievement.International journal of STEM education · 2018Article
- Comparing the Developmental Genetics of Cognition and Personality over the Life Span.Journal of personality · 2017Review
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Abstract
Maximizing science achievement is a critical target of educational policy and has important implications for national and international economic and technological competitiveness. Previous research has identified both science interest and socioeconomic status (SES) as robust predictors of science achievement, but little research has examined their joint effects. In a data set drawn from approximately 400,000 high school students from 57 countries, we documented large Science Interest × SES and Science Interest × Per Capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) interactions in the prediction of science achievement. Student interest in science is a substantially stronger predictor of science achievement in higher socioeconomic contexts and in higher-GDP nations. Our results are consistent with the hypothesis that in higher-opportunity contexts, motivational factors play larger roles in learning and achievement. They add to the growing body of evidence indicating that substantial cross-national differences in psychological effect sizes are not simply a logical possibility but, in many cases, an empirical reality.
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