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Table 4 The physical-technical entry competencies’ dependency on education biographies, general cognitive abilities, performance data from school, motivation

From: Physical-technical prior competencies of engineering students

Variable

Level

η 2

Year of birth (N = 296)

 

0.024**

Type of higher education entrance qualification (N = )

General entrance qualification (68,5%)

0.027*

University of applied sciences entrance qualification (10%)

Subject-specific entrance qualification (21%)

Special regulation (0,5%)

Year of higher education entrance qualification (N = 295)

 

0.004

Final grade of the higher education entrance qualification (N = 293)

1.0-1.5 (9%) | 1.6-2.2 (45,5%)

0.123***

2.3-2.9 (34,5%)| 3.0-3.6 (11%)

>3.6 (0%)

Number of mathematics lessons per week (senior high school) (N = 292)

0 (1,5%)| 1–2 (3,5%)

0.001

3–4 (67,5%) | >4 (27,5%)

Type of final examination in mathematics (N = 291)

Both (6%) | none (4%)

0.039**

Oral (1,5%) | written (88,5%)

Grade of final examination in mathematics (N = 287)

1.0-1.5 (29,5%) | 1.6-2.2 (30,5%)

0.117***

2.3-2.9 (16,5%) | 3.0-3.6 (17,5%) | >3.6 (6%)

Number of physics lessons per week (senior high school) (N = 294)

0 (17%) | 1–2 (19%)

0.104***

3–4 (42%) | >4 (22%)

Type of final examination in physics (N = 291)

Both (3,5%) | none (55%)

0.046**

Oral (1,5%) | written (40%)

Grade of final examination in physics (N = 231)

1.0-1.5 (24,5%) | 1.6-2.2 (32,5%)

0.092***

2.3-2.9 (24%) | 3.0-3.6 (14%) | >3.6 (5%)

Federal state of higher education entrance qualification (N = 289)

bw (78%)| by (4%) | hs (1%) | nrw (15%)

0.021

ns (1%) | rp (1%)l

Type of school of higher education entrance qualification (N = 291)

AG (54,5%) | ber.G (2%) | FS (2,5%)

0.096***

int.GS (2%) | OS/KO (27%) | TG (9%)

other (3%)m

Intrinsic/identified motivation mathematics (N = 283)

 

0.014*

Intrinsic/identified motivation physics (N = 247)

 

0.047***

Mathematical competency (N = 315)

 

0.207***

Intelligence (N = 531)

 

0.074***

  1. The last column specifies the partial eta-squared η2 and the significance of the ANOVA.
  2. Levels of significance: ***p < .001; **p < .01; *p < .05.