Research Article

Primary School Age Students' Spontaneous Comments about Math Reveal Emerging Dispositions Linked to Later Mathematics Achievement

Table 5

Observed means or definition codes among total study sample ( ).

MathReading
Mean (SD)RangeMean (SD)Range

Grade 2
 Likability0.01 (0.14)−1 to 1 0.03 (0.30)−2 to 2
 Difficulty–0.29 (0.52)−2 to 0–0.11 (0.33)−2 to 0
 Specificity 2.85 (0.473) 1 to 4 2.96 (0.63) 1 to 5
Grade 3
 Likability0.00 (0.14)−1 to 1 0.06 (0.39)−2 to 2
 Difficulty–0.32 (0.50)−2 to 0−0.21 (0.43)−2 to 1
 Specificity3.03 (0.66) 1 to 5 2.97 (0.61) 1 to 5

Note: Standard deviations shown in parentheses.