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mathematics related future studies, whereas at the same time there is a growing need for
graduates from these areas.
159. Students’ willingness to do mathematics is concerned with the attitudes, emotions and self-
related beliefs that dispose
students to benefit, or prevent them from benefitting, from the
mathematical literacy that they have achieved. Students who enjoy mathematical activity and feel
confident to undertake it are more likely to use mathematics to think about the situations that they
encounter in the various facets of their lives, inside and outside school. The constructs from the
PISA survey that are relevant to this area include the emotions of enjoyment, confidence and (lack
of) mathematics anxiety, and the self-related beliefs of self-concept and self-efficacy. An analysis
of the subsequent progress of young Australians who scored poorly on PISA at age 15 found that
those who “recognise the value of mathematics for their future success are
more likely to achieve
this success, and that includes being happy with many aspects of their personal lives as well as
their futures and careers” (Hillman and Thomson, 2010, p. 31
[33]
). The study recommends that a
focus on the practical applications of mathematics in everyday life may help
improve the outlook for
these low-achieving students.
160. The innovations evident in the PISA 2021 mathematics framework point to at least four areas
in which the background questionnaires can provide rich data. These areas are:
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