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Table 7 Means and intercorrelations among sociocultural, personal and contextual variables

From: Changing Museum Visitors’ Conceptions of Evolution

Variable means (SD) Religiosity Compatibility of religion/evolution Acceptance of evolutionary origins Importance of scientists studying evolution Importance of own understanding of evolution Knowledge of evolution Time at exhibit Interest in organisms Age
2.69 (1.23; 4-point scale) 4.18 (1.36; (5-point scale) 4.36 (0.93; (5-point scale) 3.66 (0.67; 4-point scale) 3.41 (0.73; (4-point scale) 3.48 (0.80; 5-point scale) 34.2 (19.9; minutes) 4.01 (0.62; 5-point scale) 28.8 (21.1; years)
Sociocultural
   Religiosity –         
   Compatibility of own religion with evolution −0.09 –        
   Acceptance of evolutionary origins −0.33** 0.46*** –       
   Importance of scientists studying evolution −0.15 0.39** 0.35** –      
Personal/motivational
   Importance of self understanding evolution −0.20 0.50*** 0.50*** 0.49*** –     
   Own knowledge about evolution −0.23 0.16 0.29* 0.20 0.37** –    
Contextual/engagement
   Time spent at exhibit 0.00 0.11 0.17 0.23 0.40** 0.27* –   
   Interest in organisms featured at exhibit −0.12 0.41** 0.49*** 0.46*** 0.38** 0.36** 0.38** –  
Age −0.09 0.23 0.17 0.26* 0.42*** 0.16 0.63*** 0.45*** –
  1. Pearson’s r was used for interval data comparisons, including summated scale scores; Spearman’s rho was used for ordinal data comparisons
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
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Evolution: Education and Outreach

ISSN: 1936-6434

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