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Using the Experimental Method to Assess the Efficacy of a Service-Learning Approach to American Government
Unformatted Document Text:  29 Table 1 (cont.): Pre-Course Means, Post-Course Change in Means and Significance of Change within Each Group Variable Project Pre-Course Mean (sd) Difference in Means (Post-course mean –Pre-course mean) Paired Samples T-test Significance Accepting Moral Standards of Society RP SL .69 (.33) .70 (.33) +.02 (.40) .00 (.38) NS NS Obeying the Law RP SL .90 (.20) .86 (.28) +.02 (.19) .00(.15) NS NS Ability to Question Ideas RP SL .74 (.37) .73 (.25) +.02 (.33) +.07 (.23) NS NS Knowledge of Rights and Freedoms RP SL .90 (.20) .89 (.21) +.02 (.19) -.05 (.31) NS NS Knowledge of Gov’t RP SL .79 (.30) .86 (.23) -.02 (.33) -.04 (.26) NS NS Patriotism RP SL .67 (.29) .77 (34) +.07 (.36) -.02 (.19) NS NS Voting in Political Elections RP SL .90 (.20) .91 (.19) -.05 (.27) +.07 (.23) NS NS Paying Taxes RP SL .81 (.25) .91 (.19) +.09 (.26) +.07 (.23) NS NS Putting Community’s Needs and Interests Ahead of One’s Own RP SL .64 (.28) .66 (.28) -.07 (.33) -.09 (.33) NS NS

Authors: Smith, Elizabeth.
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Table 1 (cont.): Pre-Course Means, Post-Course Change in Means and
Significance of Change within Each Group
Variable Project
Pre-
Course
Mean (sd)
Difference in
Means (Post-
course mean –
Pre-course mean)
Paired Samples
T-test
Significance
Accepting Moral
Standards of Society
RP

SL
.69 (.33)

.70 (.33)
+.02 (.40)

.00 (.38)
NS

NS
Obeying the Law
RP

SL
.90 (.20)

.86 (.28)
+.02 (.19)

.00(.15)
NS

NS
Ability to Question Ideas
RP

SL
.74 (.37)

.73 (.25)
+.02 (.33)

+.07 (.23)
NS

NS
Knowledge of Rights and
Freedoms
RP

SL
.90 (.20)

.89 (.21)
+.02 (.19)

-.05 (.31)
NS

NS
Knowledge of Gov’t
RP

SL
.79 (.30)

.86 (.23)
-.02 (.33)

-.04 (.26)
NS

NS
Patriotism RP

SL
.67 (.29)

.77 (34)
+.07 (.36)

-.02 (.19)
NS

NS
Voting in Political
Elections
RP

SL
.90 (.20)

.91 (.19)
-.05 (.27)

+.07 (.23)
NS

NS
Paying Taxes
RP

SL
.81 (.25)

.91 (.19)
+.09 (.26)

+.07 (.23)
NS

NS
Putting Community’s
Needs and Interests
Ahead of One’s Own
RP

SL
.64 (.28)

.66 (.28)
-.07 (.33)

-.09 (.33)
NS

NS


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