Research Article

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

Table 6

HLM models for tinkering.

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)89.927.7311.6389.677.6911.6783.449.348.9480.748.879.10
RPP curriculum (γ01)1.2616.931.2627.8915.511.80
Poverty (γ02)−.820.79−1.03

Teaching experience (γ10)5.364.421.215.364.401.225.364.401.22
Grade level (γ20)12.643.583.5312.643.573.5412.643.573.54
Confidence (γ30)23.538.842.6623.538.802.6725.538.812.67

Random effectVarianceVarianceVarianceVariance

Level 1 (r)4,901.094,210.824,177.744,185.22
Level 2 (u0)321.83378.42311.35299.26

VariancePartitionedExplainedExplainedExplained

Level 193.95%19.38%14.76%14.61%
Level 26.05%17.72%20.92%

Deviance (df)1,666.38 (2)1,625.72 (2)1612.82 (2)1,617.09 (2)

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