Table 3 Descriptive statistics for all...

Table 3

Descriptive statistics for all BLTQ scale items

	Mean	Std. deviation
Teacher-controlled instruction
1. Students should rely on the teacher to evaluate work	3.054	1.0689
2. Students cannot be counted upon to evaluate their own work accurately	2.804	1.1508
3. It is important for students to complete assignments exactly as the teacher planned	2.982	1.3816
4. In every class, I find students to whom I just can't teach core concepts	2.536	1.1903
5. It is important for teachers, not students, to direct the flow of a lesson	2.911	1.2689
6. It is important for teachers to have control over lessons	3.625	1.3012
Increment-entity views
7. The ability to learn is something people have a certain amount of and there isn't much they can do to change it	3.286	1.4234
8. The ability to learn is something that remains relatively fixed throughout life	3.232	1.5135
9. There isn't much I can do about how much ability I have in mathematics, science and language arts	2.214	1.3310
10. There will always be some students who simply won't “get it” no matter what I do	2.607	1.2162
Student-centered instruction
11. To assess students' understanding of a core concept, it is important to observe and listen to their conversations as they work	4.036	0.9335
12. Good teachers give students choices in their learning tasks	4.179	0.9928
13. In core subjects, students should construct many of their own examples	3.875	1.1129
14. Good instruction relates learning material to things students are interested in outside of school	3.893	1.1705
15. It doesn't matter whether students get the right answer as long as they understand the concepts inherent in the problem	3.589	1.1245
16. Concerns about getting the correct answer are likely to interfere with concept development and learning	3.464	1.0781
Attaining standards
17. Giving grades on assignments is a good strategy for getting students to work	3.500	1.1442
18. The more students are concerned about grades and performance, the more they learn	3.304	1.1269
19. All of my students would do well if they worked hard	3.589	1.1875
20. Students who produce correct answers have a good understanding of core concepts	3.571	1.2337

	Mean	Std. deviation
Teacher-controlled instruction
1. Students should rely on the teacher to evaluate work	3.054	1.0689
2. Students cannot be counted upon to evaluate their own work accurately	2.804	1.1508
3. It is important for students to complete assignments exactly as the teacher planned	2.982	1.3816
4. In every class, I find students to whom I just can't teach core concepts	2.536	1.1903
5. It is important for teachers, not students, to direct the flow of a lesson	2.911	1.2689
6. It is important for teachers to have control over lessons	3.625	1.3012
Increment-entity views
7. The ability to learn is something people have a certain amount of and there isn't much they can do to change it	3.286	1.4234
8. The ability to learn is something that remains relatively fixed throughout life	3.232	1.5135
9. There isn't much I can do about how much ability I have in mathematics, science and language arts	2.214	1.3310
10. There will always be some students who simply won't “get it” no matter what I do	2.607	1.2162
Student-centered instruction
11. To assess students' understanding of a core concept, it is important to observe and listen to their conversations as they work	4.036	0.9335
12. Good teachers give students choices in their learning tasks	4.179	0.9928
13. In core subjects, students should construct many of their own examples	3.875	1.1129
14. Good instruction relates learning material to things students are interested in outside of school	3.893	1.1705
15. It doesn't matter whether students get the right answer as long as they understand the concepts inherent in the problem	3.589	1.1245
16. Concerns about getting the correct answer are likely to interfere with concept development and learning	3.464	1.0781
Attaining standards
17. Giving grades on assignments is a good strategy for getting students to work	3.500	1.1442
18. The more students are concerned about grades and performance, the more they learn	3.304	1.1269
19. All of my students would do well if they worked hard	3.589	1.1875
20. Students who produce correct answers have a good understanding of core concepts	3.571	1.2337

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