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Table 2 Results of Mann Whitney U test for participants’ STEM motivation scores according to grade

From: Investigation of STEM fields motivation among female students in science education colleges

Groups

Perceived value of STEM fields

Expectations for success in STEM careers

Total-VESAS

Median (Min. − Max.)

Median (Min. − Max.)

Mediyan (Min. − Max.)

3.Grade

28 (19 − 35)

26 (16 − 35)

54 (35 − 75)

4.Grade

29 (16 − 35)

27 (13 − 35)

55 (37 − 70)

Test statistics

z = − 0.057

z = − 1.729

z = − 0.724

p

0.955

0.084

0.469