Table 3

Values of student opinions before and after the intervention, by gender

Boys (n=27)Girls (n=28)
PretestPostestPretestPosttest
VariablesM(DT)M(DT)ZSig.M(DT)M(DT)ZSig.
AMO2.90(1.75)2.50(1.66)-.992.3212.59(1.53)1.79(1.14)-3.00.003**
MI4.61(1.40)4.18(1.58)-1.43.1514.39(1.46)4.66(1.36)-1.24.214
ME5.31(1.05)5.12(1.17)-1.10.2695.45(1.07)5.57(.95)-.577.564
IAD3.42(4.67)3.33(5.02)-.456.6483.41(4.68)5.69(3.59)-3.48.000**

AM: Amotivation; IM: Intrinsic Motivation; EM: Extrinsic Motivation; SDI: self-determination index. M: mean; SD = standard deviation; Z : Wilcoxon signed-rank test value; n: number; Sig: asymptotic significance (2-sided); ** = difference has a signifi-cance level p < .01.