Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and correlations of variables in the study.
| Mean | SD | Int. cons. | CR | AVE | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Verbal aptitude | 20.88 | 3.45 | 0.57 | 0.72 | 0.35 | |||||||
| 2. Numerical aptitude | 22.54 | 5.11 | 0.83 | 0.85 | 0.66 | 0.39 *** | ||||||
| 3. Abstract reasoning | 22.84 | 3.01 | 0.66 | 0.80 | 0.66 | 0.31 *** | 0.42 *** | |||||
| 4. Scenarios | 14.65 | 2.70 | 0.87 | 0.91 | 0.62 | 0.28 *** | 0.24 *** | 0.17 *** | ||||
| 5. Self-questionnaire | 4.40 | 0.52 | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.17 | 0.01 | −0.05 | −0.07 * | 0.16 *** | |||
| 6. T1 Academic perf. | 8.18 | 0.49 | 0.16 *** | 0.23 *** | 0.05 | 0.14 *** | 0.08 * | |||||
| 7. T2 Academic perf. | 8.10 | 0.60 | 0.15 *** | 0.14 *** | 0.03 | 0.11 ** | 0.09 ** | 0.63 *** | ||||
| 8. T3 Academic perf. | 7.82 | 1.19 | 0.18 *** | 0.17 *** | 0.03 | 0.15 *** | 0.12 *** | 0.62 *** | 0.69 *** |
Note: * p < 0.05 ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001. Spearman correlations. Int. cons. = internal consistency through KR20 for variables 1–3 and Cronbach´s alpha for 4–5.