Research Article
Attitudes towards Mathematics: Effects of Individual, Motivational, and Social Support Factors
Table 2
Descriptive statistics for attitudes towards mathematics by gender, study cycle and math achievement.
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| Gender | Study cycle | Math achievement | | | Boys | Girls | 2nd Cycle | 3rd Cycle | Secondary | Low | Fair | Good | | | | SD | | SD | | SD | | SD | | SD | | SD | | SD | | SD |
| | Attitudes | 3.72 | 1.25 | 3.70 | 1.26 | 4.11 | 1.30 | 3.67 | 1.28 | 3.37 | 1.04 | 3.38 | 1.30 | 3.62 | 1.17 | 3.99 | 1.23 | Motivation | Value/utility | 4.16 | 1.48 | 4.46 | 1.35 | 4.96 | 1.13 | 3.84 | 1.54 | 4.43 | 1.09 | 4.0 | 1.32 | 4.32 | 1.34 | 4.43 | 1.51 | Perceived choice | 3.67 | 1.31 | 3.90 | 1.33 | 4.0 | 1.44 | 3.69 | 1.36 | 3.72 | 1.07 | 3.52 | 1.27 | 3.65 | 1.28 | 4.04 | 1.34 | Perceived competence | 3.65 | 1.27 | 3.42 | 1.16 | 3.82 | 1.17 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 0.86 | 3.07 | 1.18 | 3.47 | 0.91 | 3.88 | 1.25 | Social support | Teacher social support | 4.33 | 1.52 | 4.60 | 1.43 | 5.03 | 1.12 | 4.06 | 1.65 | 4.69 | 1.19 | 4.31 | 1.52 | 4.53 | 1.37 | 4.52 | 1.54 | Students social support | 3.45 | 1.14 | 3.62 | 1.09 | 3.32 | 1.1 | 3.67 | 1.12 | 3.49 | 1.10 | 3.51 | 1.15 | 3.52 | 1.14 | 3.56 | 1.1 |
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