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Deciphering the cognitive and non-cognitive competencies of Chinese students’ mathematics through a critical lens of PISA

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This paper was supported by the Social Science Foundation of Guangdong, China (number GD22XJY05).

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Chen, Z., Larbi, F.O. Deciphering the cognitive and non-cognitive competencies of Chinese students’ mathematics through a critical lens of PISA. Educ Stud Math 113, 519–528 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10649-023-10210-7

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