TABLE 3.
Model 1
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Model 2
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Model 3
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Model 4
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Variable | b | SE | b | SE | b | SE | b | SE |
Teacher characteristics | ||||||||
Teacher perceptions of child behavior problems | 0.76*** | 0.10 | 0.70*** | 0.11 | 0.63*** | 0.10 | 0.62*** | 0.11 |
Teacher EF: WebExec | −0.48 | 0.30 | −0.45† | 0.27 | −0.49† | 0.27 | ||
Teacher EF: BLS total number of letters correct | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||
Teacher EF: Trails % correct Part B (mixed trials) | −2.56* | 1.15 | −2.30* | 1.15 | −2.27* | 1.04 | ||
Teacher cognitive ability: Trails % correct Part A (letter-/number-only trials) | 1.76 | 1.90 | 3.59† | 1.95 | 3.55† | 2.15 | ||
Teacher is African American/Black | −0.16 | 0.12 | −0.17 | 0.11 | ||||
Teacher is female | 0.05 | 0.16 | 0.02 | 0.16 | ||||
Bachelor’s degree or higher | −0.10 | 0.14 | −0.09 | 0.14 | ||||
Lead teacher | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.11 | ||||
Behavior Problems × Teacher EF: Trails % correct Part B | 0.62 | 3.21 | ||||||
Classroom characteristics | ||||||||
Class size | 0.05** | 0.02 | 0.05** | 0.02 | ||||
Head Start classroom (i.e., age of children in classroom) | −0.22 | 0.15 | −0.23 | 0.16 | ||||
Constant | 2.42*** | 0.09 | 2.79*** | 0.23 | 2.35*** | 0.30 | 2.41*** | 0.31 |
Variance components | ||||||||
Classroom random effects | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.00 | 0.02 |
Residual variance | 0.21*** | 0.04 | 0.18*** | 0.04 | 0.17*** | 0.04 | 0.17*** | 0.04 |
Note. EF = executive function; BLS = Backwards Letter Span.
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p<.001.