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TABLE 3

Means and SD for Key Motivational Variables and Mathematics Achievement by Sex and Ethnicity

Demographic Category	N	Identity	Utility	Self-Efficacy	Effort	Interest	IRT Number Correct
Boys	10,702	2.44 (.87)	1.84 (64)	2.00 (.66)	2.10 (.75)	2.66 (.41)	40.17 (12.33)
Girls	10,457	2.53 (.86)	1.87 (.61)	2.12 (.66)	1.96 (.68)	2.71 (.39)	40.20 (11.61)
Am. Indian	159	2.67 (.88)	1.83 (.64)	2.26 (.82)	2.15 (.87)	2.75 (.47)	32.83 (12.48)
Asian	1,650	2.12 (.75)	1.77 (.60)	1.87 (.59)	1.93 (.70)	2.71 (.38)	48.33 (12.25)
Black	2,171	2.48 (.86)	1.66 (.61)	1.97 (.62)	2.05 (.77)	2.73 (.40)	34.53 (10.97)
Hispanic	3,273	2.57 (.87)	1.86 (.64)	2.11 (.69)	2.09 (.73)	2.69 (.41)	40.20 (11.36)
Haw/Pac. Isl.	109	2.48 (.85)	1.86 (.66)	2.04 (.61)	2.05 (.78)	2.73 (.39)	38.05 (11.73)
White	11,709	2.5 (.87)	1.91 (.62)	2.09 (.69)	2.01 (.69)	2.67 (.39)	41.24 (11.57)
Total	21,159	2.48 (.86)	1.85 (.62)	2.06 (.66)	2.03 (.72)	2.68 (.40)	40.19 (11.98)

Demographic Category	N	Identity	Utility	Self-Efficacy	Effort	Interest	IRT Number Correct
Boys	10,702	2.44 (.87)	1.84 (64)	2.00 (.66)	2.10 (.75)	2.66 (.41)	40.17 (12.33)
Girls	10,457	2.53 (.86)	1.87 (.61)	2.12 (.66)	1.96 (.68)	2.71 (.39)	40.20 (11.61)
Am. Indian	159	2.67 (.88)	1.83 (.64)	2.26 (.82)	2.15 (.87)	2.75 (.47)	32.83 (12.48)
Asian	1,650	2.12 (.75)	1.77 (.60)	1.87 (.59)	1.93 (.70)	2.71 (.38)	48.33 (12.25)
Black	2,171	2.48 (.86)	1.66 (.61)	1.97 (.62)	2.05 (.77)	2.73 (.40)	34.53 (10.97)
Hispanic	3,273	2.57 (.87)	1.86 (.64)	2.11 (.69)	2.09 (.73)	2.69 (.41)	40.20 (11.36)
Haw/Pac. Isl.	109	2.48 (.85)	1.86 (.66)	2.04 (.61)	2.05 (.78)	2.73 (.39)	38.05 (11.73)
White	11,709	2.5 (.87)	1.91 (.62)	2.09 (.69)	2.01 (.69)	2.67 (.39)	41.24 (11.57)
Total	21,159	2.48 (.86)	1.85 (.62)	2.06 (.66)	2.03 (.72)	2.68 (.40)	40.19 (11.98)

Note: Likert scales range from 1 (strongly agree) to 4 (strongly disagree). Reverse-scored items have been recomputed to be consistent. IRT number correct can be interpreted in the usual direction (higher number = more correct items).

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