Students’ Perceptions of the Classroom Learning Environment and Engagement in Cooperative Mastery Learning-Based Biology Classroom Instruction

Table 4

Mean, standard deviation, and sex difference for students taught using the CML for each classroom learning environment and engagement scales.

Scale	Sex				Difference between male and female students in CML classes
	Male		Female
Learning environment scales	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	F	Eta^2
SC	27.85	5.08	28.21	5.04	.184	.001
TS	27.63	4.49	27.89	4.32	.123	.001
CO	28.81	4.91	29.17	4.81	.198	.001
TO	27.99	4.55	28.52	4.73	.479	.003
IN	27.93	4.81	29.28	5.37	2.528	.017
EQ	27.51	4.41	27.94	4.25	.367	.003
Engagement scales
BE	20.44	3.69	22.14	3.37	8.348	.056
CE	17.92	2.33	18.34	2.03	1.332	.009
EE	20.48	3.67	21.99	3.33	6.639	.045