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Table. 9.

The Spearman correlation between subject selection and difficulty.


Physics 1 selection Chemistry 1 selection Biology 1 selection Earth 1 selection Physics difficulty Chemistry difficulty Biology difficulty Earth difficulty
Physics 1 selection 1.000 .147** -.337** -.290** -.264** -.086* 0.027 -.097*
Chemistry 1 selection 1.000 .104* -.190** -.144** -.263** -.210** -.200**
Biology 1 selection 1.000 -.243** 0.080 -0.074 -.236** -0.029
Earth 1 selection 1.000 .169** .135** .139** 0.082
Physics difficulty 1.000 .482** .465** .559**
Chemistry difficulty 1.000 .604** .609**
Biology difficulty 1.000 .659**
Earth difficulty 1.000

*: p < .05, **:p < .01

New Phys.: Sae Mulli 2024;74:551~560 https://doi.org/10.3938/NPSM.74.551
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