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Table 8: Index of Grade 8 Students' Self-Confidence in Learning Mathematics (SCM)in TIMSS 2007CountryChineseTaipeiHong Kong,SARJapanRep ofKoreaSingaporePercentageAchievementPercentageAchievementPercentageAchievementPercentageAchievementPercentageAchievementHigh SCM Medium SCM Low SCMGirl Boy Girl Boy Girl Boy20 35 25 28 55 37(1.1) (1.4) ▲ (0.9) (1.0) ▲ (1.4) ▲ (1.3)681 671 620 601 560 528(4.6) (4.6) (5.7) ▲ (5.8) (4.8) ▲ (5.4)23 38 39 40 38 23(1.1) (1.5) ▲ (1.2) (1.6) (1.2) ▲ (1.0)627 619 581 542 546 527(5.1) (6.4) (5.8) ▲ (9.3) (6.1) (8.5)11 22 34 36 54 41(0.8) (1.0) ▲ (1.1) (1.2) (1.1) ▲ (1.2)644 634 592 580 537 532(6.0) (4.3) (3.8) ▲ (4.0) (3.6) (3.9)23 33 35 32 41 34(1.0) (1.2) ▲ (1.1) ▲ (0.9) (1.1) ▲ (1.2)670 667 610 602 540 531(3.9) (2.8) (3.9) (3.9) (3.5) (3.8)39 43 33 35 28 22(1.4) (1.3) ▲ (1.1) (1.3) (1.2) ▲ (1.0)645 632 584 562 558 534(4.1) ▲ (4.4) (5.2) ▲ (5.8) (5.5) ▲ (5.9)( ) Standard errors appear in parenthesis▲ Mean significantly higher than the opposite genderTable 9: Index of Grade 8 Students' Positive Affect Toward Mathematics (PATM) inTIMSS 2007CountryChinese TaipeiHong Kong, SARJapanRep of KoreaSingaporePercentageAchievementPercentageAchievementPercentageAchievementPercentageAchievementPercentageAchievementHigh PATM Medium PATM Low PATMGirl Boy Girl Boy Girl Boy30 44 19 18 51 39(1.4) (1.5) ▲ (0.9) (0.9) (1.7) ▲ (1.6)653 660 611 598 562 530(4.7) (4.5) (7.6) (5.7) (4.5) ▲ (6.1)43 50 22 22 35 27(1.5) (1.5) ▲ (1.2) (1.1) (1.4) ▲ (1.7)607 600 579 554 542 519(5.7) (7.4) (5.8) ▲ (8.8) (6.9) (9.9)27 34 29 31 44 36(1.5) (1.2) ▲ (1.3) (1.2) (1.5) ▲ (1.4)612 607 567 567 542 544(5.1) (4.6) (3.7) (4.2) (3.5) (4.2)30 35 22 24 48 41(1.2) (1.2) ▲ (0.8) (0.8) (1.4) ▲ (1.1)648 651 599 600 560 556(3.7) (3.4) (4.8) (4.6) (3.6) (3.8)62 59 20 20 19 21(1.5) (1.2) (1.0) (0.7) (1.1) (1.0)620 609 580 570 557 534(4.1) (4.3) (6.0) (6.6) (5.9) ▲ (8.0)( ) Standard errors appear in parenthesis▲ Mean significantly higher than the opposite gender