Table 5 Descriptive mean and (standard deviation) and inferential analysis of the teacher and learner responses to the questionnaire items
From: Unveiling vocabulary teaching and learning beliefs of teachers and learners in an EFL context
Survey items | Teachers (N = 91) | Learners (N = 113) | t | Sig. (2-tailed) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The importance of vocabulary learning | ||||
Item 1 | 3.26 (1.15) | 2.35 (.94) | 6.196 | .00 |
Item 2 | 1.90 (1.01) | 2.12 (.88) | − 1.674 | .09 |
Item 3 | 3.90 (1.14) | 3.48 (1.13) | 2.627 | .00 |
Item 4 | 2.48 (1.13) | 2.27 (.91) | 1.515 | .13 |
Item 5 | 3.89 (.76) | 3.51 (1.01) | 2.959 | .00 |
Item 6 | 4.56 (.71) | 4.03 (1.13) | 3.915 | .00 |
The role of textbooks to vocabulary development | ||||
Item 7 | 2.95 (.98) | 3.23 (1.18) | − 1.846 | .06 |
Item 8 | 2.42 (.95) | 2.12 (.85) | 2.386 | .01 |
Item 9 | 2.30 (.81) | 2.96 (1.21) | − 4.515 | .00 |
The role of incidental approach to vocabulary learning | ||||
Item 10 | 4.24 (.62) | 3.96 (.94) | 2.480 | .01 |
Item 11 | 4.41 (.73) | 3.96 (1.02) | 3.464 | .00 |
Item 12 | 1.43 (.58) | 1.42 (.76) | 0.130 | .89 |
Vocabulary knowledge aspects | ||||
Item 13 | 2.23 (1.06) | 2.30 (1.02) | − 0.477 | .63 |
Item 14 | 2.68 (1.36) | 2.12 (1.01) | 3.395 | .00 |
Item 15 | 1.47 (.65) | 1.58 (.71) | − 1.056 | .29 |
Item 16 | 1.97 (.79) | 1.88 (.70) | 0.781 | .43 |
Item 17 | 2.84 (1.0) | 3.09 (.92) | − 1.876 | .06 |