Student Personal Beliefs & Behaviors – Subjective Task Value: Utility (New)
- Math concepts are valuable because they will help me in the future.
- Math will be useful for me later in life.
- Math is practical for me to know.
- Math helps me in my daily life outside of school.
- Being good at math will be important when I get a job or go to college.
It is recommended that these items be used on a 7-point scale that is anchored at the endpoints and in the middle with the following options: Not at all true for me (0), Somewhat true for me (3), and Very true for me (6).
Descriptive Statistics:
| Sample | Items | Alpha | Mean | Stan. Dev. | Skewness | |||
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| Middle School |
5 |
.81 | 3.64 | .82 | -.45 | |||
| High School |
5 |
.78 | 4.04 | .75 | -.96 | |||
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| Total |
5 |
.81 | 3.78 | .82 | -.60 | |||