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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Early Educ Dev. 2012 Jun 21;23(4):427–450. doi: 10.1080/10409289.2011.589043

Table 5. Satisfaction with Curriculum Implementation in Years 1 and 2.

Satisfaction Item Year 1
(n = 12)
Year 2
(n = 13)
How much time did it take to learn the lessons?
 % Very Little Time 33.3 30.8
 % Some Time 50.0 46.2
 % A lot of Time 16.7 23.0
 % Too Much Time 0.0 0.0
How hard was it to incorporate Second Step into your daily curriculum?
 % Not At All Hard 33.3 38.5
 % A Little Bit Hard 50.0 23.0
 % Somewhat Hard 16.7 38.5
 % Very Hard 0.0 0.0
What were the most difficult things to implementing the curriculum?
 % Learning How to Give the Lessons 60.0 23.1
 % Filling Out Daily Reports 71.4 30.8
 % Getting Children to Sit for Circle 77.8 76.9
 % Thinking Up Different Activities to Make Sure Children Understood 85.7 46.2
 % Time for Monthly Meetings 66.7 30.8
If your center were not part of the project, would you want to use Second
Step next year?
 % Not At All 0.0 7.7
 % Unsure 16.7 7.7
 % Probably 58.3 23.1
 % Yes, Definitely 25.0 61.5
How helpful have lessons been in helping your children with skills and
behavior (1 = not much help to 4 = a lot of help)?
 Mean 3.25 3.31
 SD .754 .630
How helpful have lessons been in helping you as a teacher (1 = not much
help to 4 = a lot of help)?
 Mean 3.42 3.31
 SD .515 .630
How successful have lessons been in improving the classroom
environment (1 = not very successful to 4 = very successful)?
 Mean 3.00 3.04
 SD .853 .721