Table 6 Hypothesis testing through path analysis.

From: Assessing Pakistan’s readiness for STEM education: an analysis of teacher preparedness, policy frameworks, and resource availability

Hypotheses

Parameter

Path Coefficients (β)

T Values

P values

Effect Size (f2)

2.5% CI

97.5% CI

Decision

H1

Funds -> STEM.School.Resources

0.515

17.310

0.000

0.361

0.457

0.575

Accepted

H2

Policy -> STEMedu.IMP

0.312

7.789

0.000

0.131

0.231

0.392

Accepted

H3

STEM.School.Resources -> STEMedu.IMP

0.125

3.498

0.000

0.022

0.055

0.195

Accepted

H4

T.P -> STEMedu.IMP

0.201

5.812

0.000

0.059

0.135

0.270

Accepted

H5

TESCHNOLOGY ACCESS -> STEMedu.IMP

0.280

7.093

0.000

0.100

0.201

0.358

Accepted