Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for key variables by grade level.
First grade n = 114 | Second grade n = 98 | Third grade n = 84 | ||||
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Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
MASYC negative reactions | 1.69a | 0.91 | 1.45b | 0.64 | 1.59c | 0.78 |
MASYC numerical confidence | 1.83 | 0.72 | 1.61 | 0.64 | 1.74 | 0.69 |
MASYC worry | 1.83 | 0.80 | 1.73 | 0.69 | 1.88 | 0.72 |
MASYC-R negative reactions | 1.59 | 0.82 | 1.34 | 0.58 | 1.45 | 0.66 |
MASYC-R numerical confidence | 1.77 | 0.89 | 1.55 | 0.76 | 1.75 | 0.88 |
MASYC-R worry | 2.12 | 0.84 | 1.99 | 0.78 | 2.20 | 0.85 |
General anxiety | 1.95 | 0.72 | 1.88 | 0.72 | 2.06 | 0.72 |
Math confidence | 3.56a | 0.44 | 3.57a | 0.45 | 3.35b | 0.58 |
Math interest | 3.28 | 0.86 | 3.24 | 0.91 | 3.21 | 0.91 |
Math importance | 3.45 | 0.56 | 3.55 | 0.58 | 3.51 | 0.56 |
Math performance | 32.80a | 19.63 | 47.92b | 19.51 | 69.77c | 17.82 |
The statistics for the anxiety factors are based on the original scale metric (1–4) and are not factor scores. The numerical confidence scale is reverse-coded such that higher numbers are equivalent to lower confidence. The sample sizes for math performance are: first grade = 106, second grade = 96, third grade = 79. If a score has a superscript of a different letter from another, those were found to be statistically significantly different from one another. If there are no superscripts there was no difference.