Research Article

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

Table 5

HLM models for abstraction.

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)75.167.809.6474.837.649.7971.168.768.1366.658.957.45
RPP curriculum (γ01)15.1915.890.9625.3315.631.62
Poverty (γ02)−1.200.74−1.62

Teaching experience (γ10)9.874.282.319.874.272.319.874.272.31
Grade level (γ20)13.773.473.9713.773.463.9813.773.463.98
Confidence (γ30)29.198.573.4129.198.553.4229.198.553.41

Random effectVarianceVarianceVarianceVariance

Level 1 (r)4,996.693,956.273,938.953,939.53
Level 2 (u0)325.58394.57247.04334.47

VariancePartitionedExplainedExplainedExplained

Level 193.88%20.82%21.17%21.16%
Level 26.12%37.39%15.23%

Deviance (df)1,669.16 (2)1,617.44 (2)1,603.79 (2)1,609.37 (2)

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