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Table 4 Correlation coefficients for the exploratory factor analysis

From: Elementary teachers’ attitudes and beliefs about spatial thinking and mathematics

 

Spatial anxiety

Spatial competency

Often teach math

Years teach math

Teach math anxiety

NCTM alignment

Math efficacy

Math course level

Math course spatial

Math course spatial competency

M

2.24/5

3.56/5

1.73/6

13.17/48

28.99/58

3.10/4

2.96/4

2.83/5

3.60/5

3.14/5

SD

0.69/5

0.61/5

1.69/6

10.28/48

10.76/58

0.48/4

0.83/4

0.99/5

0.76/5

0.82/5

Spatial anxiety

− .41

***

.20

ns

.00

ns

.47

***

− .40

***

−  .27

ns

− .26

ns

.09

ns

− .36

**

Spatial competency

 

− .07

ns

.11

ns

− .19

ns

.11

ns

.39

***

.08

ns

− .12

ns

.25

ns

Often teach math

  

− .38

**

.37

**

− .27

ns

− .36

**

− .25

ns

− .15

ns

− .14

ns

Years teach math

   

− .28

ns

.27

ns

.23

ns

.23

ns

.09

ns

.13

ns

Teach math anxiety

    

− .55

***

− .52

***

− .24

ns

.00

ns

− .44

***

NCTM alignment

     

.23

ns

.43

***

− .05

ns

.31

*

Math efficacy

      

.23

ns

− .11

ns

.49

***

Math course Level

       

.31

*

.26

ns

Math course Spatial

        

.02

ns

Math course Spatial competency

         

  1. Adjusted for multiple comparisons: ***p < .001; **p < .01; *p < .05; ns not significant
  2. NCTM National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards