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The purposes of the study are to know the students' perceptions of reading objective among students, which have above and below the average score of the OECD countries, and to know the Indonesian student achievement among other countries. The study uses a quantitative method as a research method, and to determine the position of Indonesian students, it used M-Plus and Winsteps program. PISA 2018 data which has been released are used for research development purposes. The data were taken from questionnaires who were answered by 15th -year-students of 80 countries. The data consist of 612.004 international students and 12.098 Indonesian students. The results of the Analysis of Variance states that there was a significant difference (P <0,000) of students' perceptions of reading objectives among students in countries which have above and below the average score of the OECD. While based on the analysis of Rasch Model, the reliability of Indonesian students was 0.36 while international data 0.51. Although they both are low, the reliability of Indonesian students is lower. The study concludes that the most students' states both (upper and below group) "Disagree" if the purpose of reading is only to fulfill obligations, merely hobbies, and spend time. Afterwards, students state "Agree" to discuss books with others and obtain the required information.

School well-being for adolescents is a condition that is expected to be one form of educational success. Many personal factors certainly play a role in producing the well-being include positive character of the student. This study aims to look at the role of optimism in mediating the influence of wisdom & knowledge virtues consisting of the character of creativity, curiosity, open-mindedness, love of learning, and perspective on school well-being. The quantitative research design was used involving 339 respondents selected by non-probability sampling techniques. The results showed that optimism plays a significant role as a mediator of creativity, curiosity, open-minded, and love of learning for school well-being adolescents. While the strength of character curiosity, creativity, open-mindedness, and perspective become significant predictors that influence optimism itself. This study explains that the importance of developing these positive characters in daily activities at school.