Table 3 Differences between Exemplary,...

Table 3

Differences between Exemplary, Recognized, & Acceptable Middle Level Schools on Students’ Perceptions of Classroom Learning Environments

	Exemplary School (n = 340)		Recognized School (n = 542)		Acceptable School (n = 412)
Variable	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	F	prob
Cohesion	2.93a	0.67	2.65c	0.58	2.74b	0.65	22.18	0.0000
Competition	2.54	0.77	2.51	0.72	2.58	0.68	0.95	0.3856
Difficulty	1.91b	0.51	2.05a	0.54	2.01a	0.55	7.53	0.0006
Equity	3.09a	0.72	2.74b	0.73	2.90b	0.78	22.80	0.0000
Friction	1.67b	0.58	1.87a	0.56	1.85a	0.57	14.26	0.0000
Satisfaction	2.76a	0.67	2.42b	0.62	2.44b	0.63	34.58	0.0000
Self-Esteem in Reading	3.02a	0.66	2.98a	0.65	2.84b	0.64	8.85	0.0002
Teacher Support	2.76a	0.74	2.41b	0.77	2.49b	0.83	20.73	0.0000

	Exemplary School (n = 340)		Recognized School (n = 542)		Acceptable School (n = 412)
Variable	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	F	prob
Cohesion	2.93a	0.67	2.65c	0.58	2.74b	0.65	22.18	0.0000
Competition	2.54	0.77	2.51	0.72	2.58	0.68	0.95	0.3856
Difficulty	1.91b	0.51	2.05a	0.54	2.01a	0.55	7.53	0.0006
Equity	3.09a	0.72	2.74b	0.73	2.90b	0.78	22.80	0.0000
Friction	1.67b	0.58	1.87a	0.56	1.85a	0.57	14.26	0.0000
Satisfaction	2.76a	0.67	2.42b	0.62	2.44b	0.63	34.58	0.0000
Self-Esteem in Reading	3.02a	0.66	2.98a	0.65	2.84b	0.64	8.85	0.0002
Teacher Support	2.76a	0.74	2.41b	0.77	2.49b	0.83	20.73	0.0000

Means with the same letter are not significantly different. A score of 4 indicates that the student responded "Always" to all of the items on the scale. A score of 1 indicates that the student responded "Never" to all of the items on the scale.

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