Table 5.
Child, classroom, teacher and school characteristics by study group: Values are mean (s.d.) unless otherwise stated
| Intervention | Control | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child characteristics | n = 113 | n = 112 | |
| Child age (in years) | 4·2 (0·9) | 4·2 (0·8) | 0·86 |
| Child sex: n (%) boys | 67 (59·3%) | 71 (63·4%) | 0·53 |
| Teacher characteristics | n = 37 | n = 36 | |
| Age of teacher (in years) | 38·2 (10·7) | 42·8 (9·8) | 0·20 |
| Number of years teaching | 12·6 (9·0) | 13·8 (8·1) | 0·65 |
| Number of years teaching at current school | 7·9 (7·1) | 11·4 (6·1) | 0·06 |
| Number of children in class | 23·2 (6·9) | 25·2 (6·4) | 0·19 |
| Teacher completed high school n (%) | 26 (72.2%) | 30 (81.1%) | 0·37 |
| Trained teacher: n (%) | 4 (10·8%) | 3 (8·3%) | 0·72 |
| Currently attending teacher-training college: n (%) | 8 (21·6%) | 9 (25·0%) | 0·73 |
| Sex of teacher: n (%) female | 34 (91·9%) | 35 (97·2%) | 0·32 |
| Classroom characteristics | n = 37 | n = 36 | |
| Number of children in class | 23·2 (6·9) | 25·2 (6·4) | 0·19 |
| ECERS-Ra: Space and furnishings subscale | 2.33 (0.69) | 2.38 (0.70) | 0·76 |
| ECERS-Ra: Activities subscale | 1.90 (0.37) | 1.99 (0.39) | 0·29 |
| ECERS-Ra: Interaction subscale | 2.59 (0.91) | 2.81 (0.98) | 0·34 |
| School characteristics | n = 12 | n = 12 | |
| Average school attendance in 1st term [mean % (s.d.)] | 80·5 (6·4) | 77·9 (7·9) | 0·39 |
| Number of children enrolled | 71·2 (22·5) | 75·7 (10·8) | 0·54 |
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Early childhood environment research scale-revised.