Table 2 Overall evaluation of the laboratory activities by Intrinsic Motivation Inventory questionnaires.

From: The impact of long-term inquiry-based science education on students’ motivation and knowledge acquisition: the role of gender, subject, and level of inquiry

Group

Variables

N

Mean

Standard mean error

Standard deviation

Median

CG

interest/enjoyment

185

6.18

0.08

1.06

6.50

effort/importance

185

5.68

0.08

1.14

5.75

pressure/tension

185

5.83

0.09

1.28

6.25

value/usefulness

185

5.94

0.10

1.41

6.50

EG

interest/enjoyment

199

6.12

0.08

1.09

6.50

effort/importance

199

5.76

0.07

0.94

6.00

pressure/tension

199

5.76

0.09

1.29

6.25

value/usefulness

199

5.95

0.09

1.31

6.50

  1. CG control group, EG experimental group.