Dear Participants,

Welcome and thank you for participating in this study!

As part of my master’s thesis, I am investigating how individuals approach and solve basic analytical tasks. You will be presented with a small dataset showing student performance based on different factors, followed by a set a questions.

Please review the data and the explanation carefully, and answer the following questions. Keep your answers simple and clear. As this is a task to test a human’s critical thinking, please complete the following task independently without using any AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or similar systems). Traditional methods of researching can be used (such as Google search).

This task requires only basic ability to interpret simple tables and will only take you a couple of minutes to complete.

Participation in this study is voluntary and anonymous. All responses will be used solely for academic research purposes.

Thank you very much for your support!