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. 2021 May 31;12:672610. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.672610

TABLE 8.

Survey results: Understanding of mathematics by effect size.

Study Survey items nobservation TC M (SD) FC M (SD) p d
Peterson, 2016 Clear explanations TC = 12, FC = 21 4.33 (0.89) 4.86 (0.36) 0.02 0.78
Amstelveen, 2019 Supplementary material helped me learn the course material TC = 20, FC = 29 2.94 (1.39) 3.79 (1.37) 0.039 0.62
Cronhjort et al., 2018 Related the course contents to real world examples TC = 413, FC = 226 2.67 2.94 0.048 n/a
Amstelveen, 2019 Frequent feedback helped me improve my learning in the course TC = 20, FC = 29 2.95 (1.35) 3.46 (1.4) 0.210 0.37
Cronhjort et al., 2018 The course felt relevant to my on-going studies TC = 413, FC = 226 4.24 4.38 0.118 n/a
Zack et al., 2015 A strong math background can help me in my professional life TC = 64, FC = 49 3.62 3.25 0.029 n/a
Zack et al., 2015 I believe that studying math helps me with problem solving in other areas TC = 64, FC = 49 3.57 3.02 0.002 n/a

Bold values indicate significant results.