Table 1 Mean (SD) for SATS components and perceptions by demographics 1
|  | Total (n = 121) | Males (n = 51) | Females (n = 69) | Irish (n = 70) | Other nationality (n = 49) | Age < 25 years (n = 79) | Age ≥ 25 years (n = 41) | No previous courses2* (n = 17) | Previous courses (n = 99) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Affect | 3.7 (1.26) | 4.0 (1.24) | 3.4 (1.22) | 3.4 (1.27) | 4.0 (1.15) | 3.8 (1.18) | 3.4 (1.37) | 3.3 (2.40) | 3.8 (1.21) |
Cognitive competence | 4.6 (1.25) | 4.9 (1.17) | 4.4 (1.28) | 4.3 (1.33) | 5.0 (0.99) | 4.8 (1.16) | 4.3 (1.37) | 4.5 (2.30) | 4.8 (1.17) |
Value | 5.1 (0.90) | 5.2 (0.92) | 5.1 (0.89) | 5.0 (0.92) | 5.3 (0.84) | 5.2 (0.86) | 5.1 (0.98) | 5.0 (1.9) | 5.2 (0.88) |
Difficulty | 3.4 (0.93) | 3.5 (0.97) | 3.3 (0.89) | 3.2 (0.97) | 3.7 (0.80) | 3.6 (0.88) | 3.0 (0.90) | 2.9 (1.6) | 3.5 (0.89) |
Interest | 4.7 (1.27) | 4.8 (1.24) | 4.6 (1.28) | 4.5 (1.35) | 4.9 (1.12) | 4.6 (1.25) | 4.8 (1.30) | 4.2 (2.3) | 4.7 (1.20) |
Effort | 6.0 (0.93) | 6.0 (0.73) | 6.1 (1.06) | 6.0 (0.98) | 6.1 (0.87) | 6.1 (0.92) | 5.8 (0.94) | 6.2 (1.2) | 6.1 (0.94) |
Perception of performance in mathematics* | 5.0 (2.0) | 5.0 (2.0) | 5.0 (2.0) | 5.0 (2.0) | 5.0 (2.0) | 5.0 (2.0) | 5.0 (2.0) | 4.0 (3.0) | 5.0 (2.0) |
How likely to take a course in statistics* | 2.0 (3.0) | 3.0 (4.0) | 2.0 (3.0) | 2.0 (3.0) | 3.0 (4.0) | 2.0 (3.0) | 2.0 (3.0) | 2.0 (3.0) | 3.0 (3.0) |