The European Journal of Social & Behavioural Sciences
Online ISSN: 2301-2218
European Publisher
Investigating Teacher Expectations by Ethnicity in New Zealand
Table 1: Means and Standard Deviations for Teacher Expectations Student Achievement in Reading and Math
| Reading expectation | Math expectation | Reading achievement | Math achievement | |||||
| Ethnicity | M (n=2352) | SD | M (n=2352) | SD | M (n=1831) | SD | M (n=1908) | SD |
| European | 4.90 | 1.46 | 4.74 | 1.35 | 1411.25 | 108.50 | 1431.31 | 92.73 |
| Maori | 4.54 | 1.38 | 4.44 | 1.31 | 1362.10 | 98.30 | 1391.55 | 92.73 |
| Pasifika | 4.40 | 1.50 | 4.43 | 1.48 | 1344.90 | 89.14 | 1382.63 | 84.62 |
| Asian | 4.91 | 1.48 | 5.33 | 1.32 | 1432.50 | 106.77 | 1485.47 | 106.00 |
| Other | 4.52 | 1.45 | 4.56 | 1.50 | 1400.11 | 106.92 | 1424.70 | 96.29 |
| Total | 4.73 | 1.47 | 4.71 | 1.40 | 1395.19 | 107.81 | 1423.87 | 97.92 |