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. 2021 Apr 24;7(4):e06681. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06681

Table 4.

Estimation results: Parameter of present bias (delayed gratification), mindset score and learning outcome.

Math Score
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
Parameter of present bias (βˆ)a 0.463** 4.56e-13 0.488** -2.43e-13 0.497** 3.00e-6
(0.222) (0.000) (0.212) (0.000) (0.222) (0.000)
Mindset score 0.259* 0.250* 0.337** 0.313**
(0.149) (0.148) (0.152) (0.152)
Dummy for school 2 -6.911*** -6.882***
(2.395) (2.166)
Dummy for school 3 -7.839*** -7.786***
(2.272) (2.381)
Dummy for school 4 -4.788* -4.406**
(2.474) (2.234)
Age 2.043** 1.994**
(0.846) (0.932)
Male 0.730 0.531
(1.451) (1.510)
Number of family members -0.188 -0.207
(0.303) (0.285)
Index of electronic devices ownership 0.959 1.104
(2.531) (2.438)
Dummy for negative attitude toward mathematics -3.029** -3.277**
(1.469) (1.524)
Student's satisfaction on teacher's pedagogy -2.313** -2.298**
(1.102) (1.085)
Student's perspective on class condition 1.016 1.179
(1.011) (1.062)
Constant
38.300*** 38.960*** 27.480*** 28.530*** 6.978 8.845
(0.818)
(0.715)
(6.432)
(6.184)
(14.196)
(15.872)
N 295 294 295 294 263 262
R2 0.007 0.000 0.018 0.010 0.124 0.118

Standard errors in parentheses.

* = significant at 10% significance level.

** = at 5% significance level.

*** = at 1% significance level.

Source: Authors' estimation.

a

Column (1), (3), and (5): βˆ is estimated using OLS; Column (2), (4), and (6): βˆ is estimated using Interval Censored Regression (ICR).