Table A1 Survey results for group C and...

Table A1

Survey results for group C and S

Item	Cells unit				Genetics unit
	Group C (N = 38)		Group S (N = 38)		Group C (N = 39)		Group S (N = 39)
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
1) The clay helped me understand the words	2.68	1.14	2.26	0.80	2.69	1.03	2.26	0.99
2) I learned to appreciate the clay as I did more words	2.50	1.11	2.71	1.01	2.74	1.07	2.38	0.99
3) I came to dislike using the clay as time went on	2.82	1.21	2.87	1.10	2.85	1.20	2.90	0.97
4) I could picture the meaning of words better with clay	2.55	1.08	2.82	1.14	2.79	1.06	2.59	0.94
5) Using clay was not necessary for me to understand the words	2.55	1.03	3.16	1.08	2.67	1.08	2.87	1.20
6) Working with my hands helps me learn	2.42	1.15	3.11	0.98	2.67	1.08	2.90	1.12
7) After making a few clay creations I felt I did not need to make anymore	2.92	1.10	2.97	0.97	3.03	1.11	2.77	1.06
8) It was hard to work with the clay	2.97	1.37	3.03	1.26	3.26	1.09	2.77	1.18
9) I felt that the clay did not improve my understanding of words	2.79	1.04	3.34	0.97	3.38	0.99	3.23	1.14
10) Using clay helped me mentally picture things more clearly	2.89	1.25	2.63	0.88	3.03	1.09	2.28	0.79
11) I created more clays to learn the vocabulary words than I needed	2.53	1.01	2.79	1.23	2.54	1.07	3.00	1.28
12) I think clay should be used in other classes too	2.87	1.14	2.71	1.09	2.82	1.05	2.59	0.94
13) The clay helped with definitions more than simply using a dictionary or glossary	2.50	1.06	2.55	0.95	2.31	1.13	2.49	1.02
14) Using the clay took too much time	2.89	1.18	2.45	1.18	2.74	1.21	2.67	1.24
15) Creating definitions of words in clay became faster and easier as I did more words	2.97	0.89	2.82	0.98	2.97	1.01	2.62	1.14
16) I wanted to work out more words than were on the list in clay	2.45	1.06	3.63	1.03	2.79	1.08	3.28	1.21
17) I stayed late or after school to work with the clay	2.79	1.02	3.63	1.20	2.85	0.93	3.74	1.27
18) I found myself looking forward to using the clay	3.26	1.11	3.39	1.08	3.31	1.13	3.00	1.40
19) I remembered words better after I used clay	4.21	0.94	2.63	1.15	4.00	1.03	2.54	0.88
20) I feel like I could turn any word into a clay creation	2.50	1.03	2.82	1.09	2.77	1.04	2.82	1.07
21) The clay was boring after a while	2.87	1.07	2.08	1.02	2.90	1.25	2.05	1.10
22) Every word presented a new challenge	2.84	1.08	2.55	0.65	2.69	1.08	2.49	0.97
23) I already knew what to do and the clay did not help clarify anything	3.18	1.06	3.18	0.90	2.85	0.96	3.03	1.33
24) Using the clay helped me with spelling	2.68	1.09	2.79	0.96	2.59	0.99	2.49	0.97
25) Using the clay helped me with pronunciation of the vocabulary words	2.63	1.13	2.74	1.13	3.05	0.92	2.56	1.05
Total	2.81	1.09	2.87	1.03	2.89	1.07	2.73	1.09

Item	Cells unit				Genetics unit
	Group C (N = 38)		Group S (N = 38)		Group C (N = 39)		Group S (N = 39)
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
1) The clay helped me understand the words	2.68	1.14	2.26	0.80	2.69	1.03	2.26	0.99
2) I learned to appreciate the clay as I did more words	2.50	1.11	2.71	1.01	2.74	1.07	2.38	0.99
3) I came to dislike using the clay as time went on	2.82	1.21	2.87	1.10	2.85	1.20	2.90	0.97
4) I could picture the meaning of words better with clay	2.55	1.08	2.82	1.14	2.79	1.06	2.59	0.94
5) Using clay was not necessary for me to understand the words	2.55	1.03	3.16	1.08	2.67	1.08	2.87	1.20
6) Working with my hands helps me learn	2.42	1.15	3.11	0.98	2.67	1.08	2.90	1.12
7) After making a few clay creations I felt I did not need to make anymore	2.92	1.10	2.97	0.97	3.03	1.11	2.77	1.06
8) It was hard to work with the clay	2.97	1.37	3.03	1.26	3.26	1.09	2.77	1.18
9) I felt that the clay did not improve my understanding of words	2.79	1.04	3.34	0.97	3.38	0.99	3.23	1.14
10) Using clay helped me mentally picture things more clearly	2.89	1.25	2.63	0.88	3.03	1.09	2.28	0.79
11) I created more clays to learn the vocabulary words than I needed	2.53	1.01	2.79	1.23	2.54	1.07	3.00	1.28
12) I think clay should be used in other classes too	2.87	1.14	2.71	1.09	2.82	1.05	2.59	0.94
13) The clay helped with definitions more than simply using a dictionary or glossary	2.50	1.06	2.55	0.95	2.31	1.13	2.49	1.02
14) Using the clay took too much time	2.89	1.18	2.45	1.18	2.74	1.21	2.67	1.24
15) Creating definitions of words in clay became faster and easier as I did more words	2.97	0.89	2.82	0.98	2.97	1.01	2.62	1.14
16) I wanted to work out more words than were on the list in clay	2.45	1.06	3.63	1.03	2.79	1.08	3.28	1.21
17) I stayed late or after school to work with the clay	2.79	1.02	3.63	1.20	2.85	0.93	3.74	1.27
18) I found myself looking forward to using the clay	3.26	1.11	3.39	1.08	3.31	1.13	3.00	1.40
19) I remembered words better after I used clay	4.21	0.94	2.63	1.15	4.00	1.03	2.54	0.88
20) I feel like I could turn any word into a clay creation	2.50	1.03	2.82	1.09	2.77	1.04	2.82	1.07
21) The clay was boring after a while	2.87	1.07	2.08	1.02	2.90	1.25	2.05	1.10
22) Every word presented a new challenge	2.84	1.08	2.55	0.65	2.69	1.08	2.49	0.97
23) I already knew what to do and the clay did not help clarify anything	3.18	1.06	3.18	0.90	2.85	0.96	3.03	1.33
24) Using the clay helped me with spelling	2.68	1.09	2.79	0.96	2.59	0.99	2.49	0.97
25) Using the clay helped me with pronunciation of the vocabulary words	2.63	1.13	2.74	1.13	3.05	0.92	2.56	1.05
Total	2.81	1.09	2.87	1.03	2.89	1.07	2.73	1.09

Note(s): 1 = strongly agree, 2 = agree, 3 = neither agree nor disagree, 4 = disagree and 5 = strongly disagree

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