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Table 6 Effects of PL placement and ability in science and mathematics on studies in science

From: The standard setting process: validating interpretations of stakeholders

Domain

Intended studies

Pursued studies

β

SE

Pseudo R2

β

SE

Pseudo R2

PL

 Science

0.18*

0.09

0.03

0.15

0.08

0.03

 Mathematics

0.13

0.08

0.02

0.08

0.08

0.01

PV

 Science

0.19*

0.08

0.04

0.15

0.08

0.02

 Mathematics

0.16

0.08

0.03

0.10

0.07

0.01

  1. Results stem from individual regressions
  2. PL proficiency level, PV plausible value, β standardized regression coefficient, SE standard error of the standardized regression coefficient, Pseudo R2 from SPSS analyses = explained variance. All analyses were conducted with the 317 students who provided data
  3. p < 0.05