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Table 12 Experiment 2 descriptive statistics by condition

From: Finding formulas: Does active search facilitate appropriate generalization?

 

Age (SD)

Gender (% female) (%)

College year (SD)

Algebra (%)

Geometry (%)

Calculus (%)

Science or engineering major (%)

Tell-and-practice

       

 Diagram (N = 37)

20.32 (3.31)

79

2.30 (1.14)

100

100

45

16

Sketch (N = 39)

19.73 (1.34)

77

2.05 (0.89)

100

100

41

13

Search

       

 Diagram (N = 39)

19.15 (1.08)

73

1.97 (0.95)

100

100

59

22

 Sketch (N = 38)

19.76 (2.07)

70

2.32 (1.04)

100

100

51

16

  1. College year: 1 = freshman, 2 = sophomore, 3 = junior, 4 = senior
  2. Algebra, geometry, calculus: % of participants who had taken this course
  3. Science or engineering major: % of participants who were science or engineering majors