Table 5 Independent T test results of the control and experimental groups’ averages.

From: What difference does one course make? Assessing the impact of content-based instruction on students’ sustainability literacy

   

Pretest

Posttest

  

n

Min

Max

Med

Ort

SS

Min

Max

Med

Ort

SS

Skills

Control

121

1.00

5.00

3.25

3.24

0.82

1.00

5.00

3.25

3.17

0.93

Experimental

100

1.75

5.00

3.50

3.49

0.68

1.00

5.00

3.75

3.74

0.75

Test value

 

−2.370**

−4.409a

p

 

0.019*

0.000*

Attitudes

Control

121

2.00

5.00

3.75

3.66

0.59

1.00

5.00

3.50

3.56

0.80

Experimental

100

1.00

5.00

3.75

3.66

0.68

1.50

5.00

3.75

3.79

0.67

Test value

 

−0.040**

−2.105a

p

 

0.968

0.037*

Topics & Concepts

Control

121

1.00

5.00

3.06

3.08

0.78

1.00

5.00

3.12

3.11

1.01

Experimental

100

1.12

5.00

3.12

3.12

0.71

1.00

5.00

3.56

3.55

0.71

Test value

 

−0.365**

−3.272a

p

 

0.716

0.001*

  1. *p < 0.05,
  2. aIndependent t test.
  3. Bold values emphasize the significant difference for p value.