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.

		Gender				Study cycle						Math achievement
		Boys		Girls		2nd Cycle		3rd Cycle		Secondary		Low		Fair		Good
		𝑀	SD	𝑀	SD	𝑀	SD	𝑀	SD	𝑀	SD	𝑀	SD	𝑀	SD	𝑀	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