Disciplinary and Interdisciplinary Science Education Research

Table 3 Correlations between students’ personal MAOTS and their perceptions of the environmental emphases on MAOTS

From: Changes to students’ motivation to learn science

	Teachers’ Emphasis on MAOTS	School’s Emphasis on MAOTS	Parents’ Emphasis on MAOTS
Boys’ Personal MAOTS	r = 0.52	r = 0.29	r = 0.39
Boys’ Personal MAOTS	t = 9.11, df = 222, p < .001	t = 4.55, df = 228, p < .001	t = 6.24, df = 222, p < .001
Girls’ Personal MAOTS	r = 0.38	r = 0.33	r = 0.44
Girls’ Personal MAOTS	t = 6.49, df = 246, p < .001	t = 5.54, df = 258, p < .001	t = 7.71, df = 252, p < .001

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