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Table 11 Gender differences in WIHIC results in Korea and Thailand

From: A comparison of science classroom environments between Korea and Thailand with a focus on their cultural features

 

Korea

Thailand

Scales

Boys

Gills

t

Effect size

Boys

Girls

t

Effect size (Cohen’s d)

 

M(SD)

M(SD)

 

(Cohen’s d)

M (SD)

M (SD)

 

Cohesiveness

3.77 (.61)

3.85 (.61)

-1.60

 

3.79 (.70)

3.85 (.55)

-1.26

 

Cooperation

3.51 (.89)

3.62 (.89)

-1.69

 

3.78 (.71)

3.93 (.63)

-2.84**

0.23

Equity

3.69 (.88)

3.79 (.88)

-1.55

 

3.76 (.81)

3.78 (.76)

-0.29

 

Teacher support

3.15 (.87)

3.19 (.87)

-0.71

 

3.56 (.78)

3.35 (.68)

3.61**

0.30

Involvement

2.93 (.86)

2.84 (.86)

1.26

 

3.24 (.79)

3.12 (.66)

2.08*

0.17

Investigation

2.98 (.99)

2.96 (.99)

0.21

 

3.43 (.80)

3.30 (.69)

2.13*

0.18

Task orientation

3.67 (.87)

3.77 (.87)

-1.49

 

3.80 (.71)

3.95 (.62)

-2.81**

0.23

  1. *p< .05, **p<.01