Research Article

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

Table 3

HLM models for decomposition.

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)90.128.6110.4689.728.4510.6181.7910.158.0579.829.668.26
RPP curriculum (γ01)25.7818.371.4030.9616.821.84
Poverty (γ02)−0.660.87−0.76

Teaching experience (γ10)7.834.251.847.834.251.847.834.251.84
Grade level (γ20)12.553.453.6412.553.453.6412.553.443.64
Confidence (γ30)28.788.523.3828.788.503.3828.788.503.39

Random effectVarianceVarianceVarianceVariance

Level 1 (r)4,784.913,909.953,897.743,893.70
Level 2 (u0)524.99578.11478.82457.15

VariancePartitionedExplainedExplainedExplained

Level 190.11%18.29%18.54%18.63%
Level 29.89%17.17%20.92%

Deviance (df)1,665.83 (2)1,618.46 (2)1,605.62 (2)1,609.58 (2)

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