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 (
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| | Math | Reading | | Mean (SD) | Range | Mean (SD) | Range |
| Grade 2 | | | | | Likability | 0.01 (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 | | | | | Likability | 0.00 (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 | Specificity | 3.03 (0.66) | 1 to 5 | 2.97 (0.61) | 1 to 5 |
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Note: Standard deviations shown in parentheses.
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