Research Article

Math Self-Assessment, but Not Negative Feelings, Predicts Mathematics Performance of Elementary School Children

Table 3

Regression coefficients for spelling performance (after stepwise regression).

Regression analysis for TDE spelling ( = .14)
PredictorUnstandardized coefficientStd. coefficient Partial sig.% change in explained variance
Std. error Beta

Intercept0.940.630.490.14
Age0.0010.010.020.110.920.00
Sex0.090.080.070.110.270.50
School grade0.030.080.050.330.740.00
Intelligence (Raven)0.210.060.240.450.0017.50
Attention deficit/hyperactivity scale*−0.020.00−0.213.15<.0014.30

*CBCL's subscales guided by the DSM-IV. TDE: Brazilian School Achievement Test; CBCL: children behavior checklist.