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Table 3 Scores in LASSI 3rd Ed. and in self-efficacy for learning by licentiate area and semester

From: Self-regulated learning of Natural Sciences and Mathematics future teachers: Learning strategies, self-efficacy, and socio-demographic factors

Learning and Study Strategies Inventory — LASSI

Licentiate area

 

Biological Sciences (n = 70)

Physics (n = 53)

Mathematics (n = 46)

Chemistry (n = 51)

χ2

p

Scale

M

Sd

Mdn

M

Sd

Mdn

M

Sd

Mdn

M

Sd

Mdn

ANX

2.78

0.97

2.83

3.27

0.89

3.33

2.62

0.92

2.58

2.87

0.79

2.83

14.31

0.003

ATT

4.03

0.59

4.08

4.08

0.58

4.17

4.33

0.42

4.33

4.14

0.42

4.17

8.23

0.041

CON

3.39

0.72

3.50

3.50

0.71

3.67

3.32

0.86

3.33

3.57

0.66

3.67

2.15

0.542

INP

3.75

0.65

3.67

3.60

0.73

3.67

3.66

0.73

3.67

3.50

0.62

3.50

5.22

0.156

MOT

3.73

0.56

3.83

3.64

0.65

3.67

3.77

0.62

3.75

3.69

0.69

3.83

1.13

0.770

SMI

3.45

0.75

3.50

3.35

0.69

3.33

3.46

0.76

3.50

3.53

0.68

3.67

2.20

0.531

SFT

3.21

0.79

3.17

3.15

0.88

3.17

2.95

0.75

3.00

3.16

0.80

3.17

2.42

0.489

TST

3.46

0.68

3.50

3.51

0.63

3.50

3.58

0.73

3.67

3.58

0.76

3.50

1.22

0.748

TMT

3.00

0.63

3.00

3.17

0.83

3.17

3.02

0.76

3.08

3.41

0.65

3.33

10.76

0.013

UAR

3.00

0.68

3.00

3.03

0.52

3.00

3.06

0.63

3.00

3.14

0.67

3.17

0.93

0.819

Total

3.38

0.43

3.45

3.43

0.44

3.45

3.38

0.42

3.36

3.46

0.44

3.48

1.02

0.797

Self-efficacy for Learning Form

Licentiate area

 

Biological Sciences (n = 70)

Physics (n = 53)

Mathematics (n = 46)

Chemistry (n = 51)

χ2

p

Scale

M

Sd

Mdn

M

Sd

Mdn

M

Sd

Mdn

M

Sd

Mdn

Total AE

66.1

12.0

66.8

66.7

13.4

69.5

67.9

13.9

69.5

65.4

15.8

68.9

0.60

0.896

Learning and Study Strategies Inventory — LASSI

Semester of the course

 

Semesters 1 and 2 (n = 131)

Semesters 3–5 (n = 48)

Semesters 6–8 (n = 41)

χ2

p

Scale

M

Sd

Mdn

M

Sd

Mdn

M

Sd

Mdn

ANX

2.97

0.88

3.00

2.77

0.99

2.83

2.74

0.96

3.00

2.28

0.320

ATT

4.19

0.49

4.17

4.14

0.54

4.17

3.93

0.60

4.00

6.13

0.047

CON

3.53

0.68

3.67

3.49

0.67

3.67

3.11

0.89

3.17

8.58

0.014

INP

3.65

0.64

3.67

3.61

0.66

3.58

3.63

0.85

3.67

0.32

0.853

MOT

3.79

0.56

3.83

3.61

0.65

3.67

3.57

0.75

3.67

3.81

0.149

SMI

3.48

0.71

3.67

3.45

0.70

3.50

3.35

0.78

3.33

1.31

0.521

SFT

3.27

0.81

3.33

2.97

0.68

3.00

2.87

0.84

2.83

12.49

0.002

TST

3.61

0.67

3.67

3.48

0.67

3.50

3.30

0.76

3.17

6.49

0.039

TMT

3.22

0.72

3.33

3.13

0.69

3.17

2.91

0.75

2.83

5.40

0.067

UAR

3.15

0.63

3.17

2.94

0.58

3.00

2.87

0.66

3.00

7.10

0.029

Total

3.49

0.41

3.55

3.36

0.38

3.40

3.23

0.50

3.18

11.47

0.003

Self-efficacy for Learning Form

Semester of the course

 

Semesters 1 and 2 (n = 131)

Semesters 3–5 (n = 48)

Semesters 6–8 (n = 41)

χ2

p

Scale

M

Sd

Mdn

M

Sd

Mdn

M

Sd

Mdn

Total AE

68.4

12.3

69.5

62.1

15.9

66.0

65.2

13.8

67.4

5.42

0.067

  1. Legend: M Mean, Mdn Median, AE self-efficacy, ANX Anxiety, ATT Attitudes, CON Concentration, INP Information processing, MOT Motivation, SMI Selection of main ideas, SFT Self-testing, TST Test strategies, TMT Time management, UAR Using academic resources