Research Article

Predicting Computational Thinking in Elementary Science Lessons Using a Multilevel Model Approach

Table 4

HLM models for patterns.

Fixed effectModel 1Model 2Model 3Model 4
Coeff.S.E.t-RatioCoeff.S.E.t-RatioCoeff.S.E.t-RatioCoeff.S.E.t-Ratio

Intercept (γ00)81.208.0110.1481.057.8810.2874.569.228.0971.369.007.93
RPP curriculum (γ01)22.1016.691.3229.8815.701.90
Poverty (γ02)−0.960.78−1.22

Teaching experience (γ10)10.374.192.4810.374.182.4910.374.172.49
Grade level (γ20)8.883.402.618.883.382.628.883.392.62
Confidence (γ30)29.438.383.5129.438.353.5229.438.353.52

Random effectVarianceVarianceVarianceVariance

Level 1 (r)4,518.753,785.743,760.203,762.63
Level 2 (u0)415.77462.79335.35359.51

VariancePartitionedExplainedExplainedExplained

Level 191.58%16.22%16.79%16.73%
Level 28.42%27.54%22.32%

Deviance (df)1,656.37 (2)1,612.48 (2)1,598.83 (2)1,603.49 (2)

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