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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for the beliefs and experiences of teachers in the study

From: Teachers’ race and gender biases and the moderating effects of their beliefs and dispositions

 

Sample (N = 458)

Sample based on predefined criteria (N = 413)

Without weights

With weights

Without weights

With weights

Teacher characteristic

 Female

0.85 (0.36)

0.86 (0.35)

0.85 (0.36)

0.86 (0.34)

 White

0.86 (0.34)

0.86 (0.35)

0.86 (0.34)

0.86 (0.35)

 Black

0.06 (0.23)

0.06 (0.24)

0.05 (0.22)

0.05 (0.23)

 Hispanic

0.05 (0.22)

0.05 (0.22)

0.05 (0.22)

0.05 (0.22)

 Other race

0.03 (0.17)

0.03 (0.18)

0.03 (0.17)

0.04 (0.19)

 Full credential

0.97 (0.17)

0.98 (0.15)

0.98 (0.15)

0.98 (0.13)

 Experience (in years)

14.96 (7.71)

14.84 (7.73)

15.22 (7.77)

15.14 (7.80)

Suspicion weight

0.82 (0.35)

0.97 (0.12)

0.81 (0.36)

0.97 (0.12)

Moderators

 Modern sexism

2.33 (0.75)

2.40 (0.74)

2.35 (0.76)

2.41 (0.75)

 Fixed mindset

1.68 (0.66)

1.72 (0.65)

1.68 (0.66)

1.71 (0.65)

 Experiences of sexism

1.71 (0.92)

1.68 (0.89)

1.74 (0.94)

1.70 (0.91)

 Experiences of racism

1.18 (0.46)

1.18 (0.47)

1.17 (0.44)

1.17 (0.44)

 Math anxiety

2.03 (0.80)

2.01 (0.79)

2.06 (0.80)

2.04 (0.79)

Outcomes

 Correctness

7.46 (4.05)

7.55 (4.09)

7.50 (4.04)

7.60 (4.07)

 Effort

5.45 (2.01)

5.46 (2.03)

5.46 (2.01)

5.47 (2.02)

 Ability

63.56 (28.03)

64.07 (28.22)

63.62 (27.86)

64.19 (27.94)

  1. The values shown are means, followed by standard deviations in parentheses. The Other race category included teachers from other races, such as Asian, Native American, or two or more races