Research Article

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

Table 9

HLM models for perseverance.

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)100.428.9311.24100.268.8711.3091.729.0410.1586.419.299.30
RPP curriculum (γ01)31.0016.441.8942.9916.262.64
Poverty (γ02)−1.360.76−1.78

Teaching experience (γ10)7.254.661.567.254.621.577.254.631.57
Grade level (γ20)15.443.784.0915.443.754.1215.443.754.11
Confidence (γ30)33.799.323.6333.799.253.6533.799.263.65

Random effectVarianceVarianceVarianceVariance

Level 1 (r)5,920.084,680.574,611.214,624.78
Level 2 (u0)488.93596.24222.84326.08

VariancePartitionedExplainedExplainedExplained

Level 192.37%20.94%22.11%21.88%
Level 27.63%62.63%45.31%

Deviance (df)1,695.18 (2)1,643.10 (2)1,625.04 (2)1,631.21 (2)

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