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Table 3 Descriptive statistics of Study 1

From: Fostering students’ socioscientific decision-making: exploring the effectiveness of an environmental science competition

Time

Scenario

Decision-making

Number of Arguments

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

TG

CG

TG

CG

TG

CG

TG

CG

Pretest

Codfish

.58

.55

.48

.42

3.2

4.0

3.0

3.6

Invasive plants

.60

.63

.46

.40

4.7

5.2

3.7

3.9

Posttest

Codfish

.58

.57

.41

.42

4.3

3.6

3.5

2.9

Invasive plants

.61

.60

.40

.36

5.3

4.7

3.9

3.5

  1. NoteTG for students of the treatment group and CG for students of the control group