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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of student sample (N = 17,284)

From: Who is more motivated to learn? The roles of family background and teacher-student interaction in motivating student learning

 

Mean or %

SD

Motivation to learn Math

3.197

0.845

Motivation to learn Chinese

3.393

0.749

Motivation to learn English

3.235

0.884

Student interaction with Math teacher

5.043

1.640

Student interaction with Chinese teacher

5.182

1.595

Student interaction with English teacher

5.211

1.655

Female

49.4

–

Migrant status

17.7

–

Ethnic minority

8.0

–

Rural hukou

54.7

–

Only child

44.2

–

Coresidence with both parents

77.3

–

Student effort

5.585

4.075

Frequency of parent-teacher interaction

4.506

1.758