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AbstractThe purpose of this work is to identify contextual variables that help to explain the occupational aspirations of Spanish 15-year-old students. This is done by performing a secondary analysis of the PISA2018 test. Data have been analysed using decision trees introducing the students' expected occupational status as a dependent variable (DV), and the other items and indicators considered as predictors. The results show that the variables that contributed most to explaining DV were grade repetition, mastery goal orientation, enjoying reading and self-concept of reading. The findings of this exploratory work can be used as a basis for further studies aimed at establishing causal relationships between these variables and students' occupational aspirations.

Knowledge plays a vital role as the key to long-term economic development, at both the national and regional levels. Furthermore, the new circumstances require the exercise of mature citizenship at an intellectual level and responsible citizenship in the political sphere. By its very nature, science education can make a decisive contribution towards achieving the two goals of economic development and civic progress. From this dual perspective, this work analyses the data from PISA 2015. Its aim is to provide an empirical analysis of the relative positions of the 17 Spanish autonomous communities in terms of science education. It focuses on three main variables and how they are related: students' performance in science, their epistemic conceptions, and their STEM vocations. A number of recommendations for improvement policies and practices relating to this evidence are made ; El conocimiento desempeña un papel determinante como clave para el desarrollo económico a largo plazo, tanto en el ámbito de los estados como de sus regiones. Además, el nuevo contexto demanda el ejercicio de una ciudadanía madura en el plano intelectual y responsable en el plano político. Por su propia naturaleza, la educación científica puede contribuir decisivamente al logro de estos dos tipos de metas, de desarrollo económico y de progreso cívico. Desde esta doble perspectiva, el presente trabajo efectúa análisis secundarios sobre la base de datos de PISA 2015. Se pretende generar con ellos un diagnóstico empírico de la situación relativa de las 17 comunidades autónomas en materia de educación científica. Se ha centrado la atención en tres variables principales: el rendimiento en ciencias, las concepciones epistémicas de los alumnos y sus vocaciones STEM. En relación con tales evidencias, se formulan algunas recomendaciones sobre políticas y prácticas de mejora.