Table 7 Variables in Regression Analysis.

From: What factors may contribute to the improvement of students’ interdisciplinary integration competencies?—a comparative study of various interdisciplinary curriculum patterns

Dependent Variable

Independent Variable

Numerical Variable

Categorical Variable

Dummy Variable

Variable Code

Schools

Common Interdisciplinary Integration Based Core Competencies

Number of FCOD

×

  

XA1

University-A

Number of IIPC

×

  

XA2

Setup of OIIEP

 

×

Not Offer (reference variable)

 

At the Beginning

XA3

At the End

XA4

Frequency of forming interdisciplinary student teams

×

  

XA5

Situation of Interdisciplinary Team Teaching

 

×

STI (reference variable)

 

SMTI

XA6

CMTI

XA7

Number of FCOD

×

  

XB1

University-B

Number of IIPC

×

  

XB2

Setup of OIIEP

 

×

Not Offer (reference variable)

 

At the Beginning

XB3

Frequency of forming interdisciplinary student teams

×

  

XB4

Situation of Interdisciplinary Team Teaching

 

×

STI (reference variable)

 

SMTI

XB5

CMTI

XB6

  1. FCOD foundational courses of other disciplines, IIPC interdisciplinary integrative practical course, OIIEP off-campus internships in interdisciplinary education programs. STI single-teacher instruction, CMTI concurrent multi-teacher instruction, SMTI sequential multi-teacher instruction.