Looking through the Same Eyes? Do Teachers’ Participation Ratings Match with Ratings of Students with Autism Spectrum Conditions in Mainstream Schools?
Table 1
Demographic information about the participating teachers, students, and the municipalities the mainstream schools were situated in. Standard deviation: SD, Male: M, female: F, and not applicable: N.A.
Teacher number‡
Sex (teacher)
General teaching experience (years)
Experience of teaching students with ASC (years)
Full-time support-staff
Education about ASC§
Degree of choice†
Total number of students in the class
Number of students with ASC in class
Sex (student with ASC)
Age (students with ASC)
Grade
Number of community inhabitants
1
M
10
3
Yes
2
3
16
1
F
11
5
135,500
2
F
14
3
Yes
5
3
18
1
F
9
3
4,500
3
M
32
1
Yes
2
1
18
1
M
11
4
18 000
4
F
10
1
Yes
2
2
16
1
M
10
4
10,100
5
F
35
6
Yes
5
1
30
1
M
12
6
38,600
6
M
16
—¥
No
2
1
20
1
M
11
5
26,000
7
M
12
3
Yes
3
1
15
1
M
12
6
12,400
8
M
8
1
Yes
2
2
22
1
M
10
4
61,300
9
F
13
1
Yes
2
1
18
1
F
9
3
2,200
10
F
8
3
No
5
1
21
1
M
11
5
27,100
11
F
12
1
No
2
1
16
1
F
11
4
24,000
12
F
12
—¥
Yes
1
1
21
1
M
12
6
5,400
13
M
6
5
No
2
1
17
1
M
12
5
18,000
14*
F
4
1
No
2
1
16
2
M
10
4
96,300
15*
F
4
1
No
2
1
16
2
F
10
4
96,300
16
F
9
4
No
2
1
25
1
F
10
4
16,800
17
F
4
1
Yes
3
1
17
1
M
10
4
32,400
18
F
12
3
Yes
2
1
21
1
M
11
5
55,500
19
F
22
5
No
2
1
11
1
M
10
3
33,800
20
F
12
2
Yes
1
1
29
1
M
12
6
23,400
21
F
—¥
—¥
Yes
—¥
—¥
20
1
M
13
6
130,100
22
F
14
6
No
2
1
17
1
M
12
5
18,000
Mean
N.A.
13.2
2.6
N.A.
2.0
1.3
17
N.A.
N.A.
10.7
5
N.A.
SD
N.A.
8.0
2.0
N.A.
1.2
0.6
4.5
N.A.
N.A.
1.1
1.0
N.A.
Median
N.A.
12.0
3.0
N.A.
2
1.0
18
N.A.
N.A.
11
4.5
N.A.
‡ In accordance with Figure 1.
*Teachers nos. 14 and 15 are the same person but she rated two different students and, hence, in the results her ratings are presented as two teachers’ ratings. ¥ Data missing. § Statement in the teacher questionnaire formulated as “I have got education about ASC” (1: “not at all true” –5: “completely true”). † Statement in the teacher questionnaire formulated as “I have chosen to work with students with ASC” (1: “not at all true” –5: “completely true”).
