Table 1: Using stable relational thinking (SR) as a predictor
Country and Cohort Number of
students who
were classified as
SR
Number (%) of these
also scoring ≥ 1 on
question involving
literal symbols
Number (%) of cohort
scoring ≥ 1 on question
involving literal symbols
Japan
Year 5 & 6 (N = 133)
Year 7 (N = 144)
41
56
32 (78%)
55 (98%)
70 (53%)
127 (88%)
Australia
School 2 Year 5 (N = 50)
Year 6 (N = 50)
Year 7 (N = 71)
School 1, Year 5 (N = 41)
Year 6 (N = 45)
Year 7 (N = 44)
13
27
49
8
8
9
7 (54%)
22 (81%)
44 (92%)
4 (50%)
0 (0%)
7 (77%)
17 (34%)
31 (62%)
58 (82)%
13 (32%)
3 (7%)
27 (61%)
Thailand
Year 5 (N = 53)
Year 6 (N = 64)
Year 7 (N = 77)
N/A
N/A
4
N/A
N/A
2 (50%)
N/A
N/A
21 (31%)