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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Aug 16.
Published in final edited form as: Econ Educ Rev. 2018 May 4;65:107–125. doi: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2018.05.001

Appendix Table 3.

Math and Creative Curriculum and control group summary statistics (Comparisons III and IV) on child and family background and demographic characteristics, classroom observations, and child school readiness skills

III. Math Curriculum Compared With HighScope and Creative Curricula IV. Creative Curriculum Compared with Locally Developed Curricula

Math Curriculum (Treat) HighScope-Creative Curricula Comparison Diff Creative Curriculum (Treat) Locally Developed Curricula Diff

N Mean SD N Mean SD P-value N Mean SD N Mean SD P-value
Covariates at Baseline (Fall 2003)
Child Gender - Female 110 0.58 100 0.46 0.05 170 0.50 0.50 180 0.52 0.50 0.50
Child Race - Black 110 0.40 100 0.34 0.61 170 0.41 0.49 180 0.38 0.49 0.69
Child Race - Asian 110 0.06 100 0.01 0.33 170 0.01 0.08 180 0.00 0.00 0.33
Child Race - Hispanic 110 0.24 100 0.29 0.58 170 0.10 0.31 180 0.09 0.28 0.54
Child Race - Other 110 0.05 100 0.14 0.15 170 0.03 0.18 180 0.02 0.15 0.44
Parent Education (years) 110 13.08 1.78 100 12.46 1.85 0.05 170 12.54 1.54 180 12.70 1.45 0.30
Parent Working 110 0.57 100 0.43 0.13 170 0.45 0.50 180 0.48 0.50 0.58
Parent Age (years) 110 32.94 9.12 100 31.79 7.18 0.31 170 30.80 6.56 180 32.06 7.93 0.15
Child Age (months) 110 53.20 3.26 100 52.73 3.30 0.35 170 54.26 3.79 180 54.02 3.48 0.48
Annual Household Income (thousands) 110 29.51 17.51 100 24.54 13.60 0.06 170 22.27 14.47 180 25.14 16.06 0.30
Receiving Welfare 110 0.16 100 0.17 0.81 170 0.10 0.31 180 0.13 0.33 0.47
Missing any baseline covariates 108 0.10 100 0.11 0.92 174 0.20 180 0.18 0.56
Classroom Observations - Fall 2003
CIS Arnett Total 100 3.15 0.37 100 3.18 0.59 0.66 170 3.20 0.66 180 2.88 0.66 0.19
ECERS Total 100 3.48 0.67 100 3.80 0.84 0.22 170 4.06 0.88 180 3.29 0.96 0.06
ECERS Provisions 100 3.50 0.62 100 3.83 0.87 0.25 170 4.14 0.99 180 3.21 0.94 0.04
ECERS Interaction 100 4.04 1.06 100 4.45 1.41 0.34 170 4.94 1.42 180 3.78 1.40 0.06
Teacher Characteristics
No college (T) 110 0.19 100 0.08 0.71 170 0.11 0.31 180 0.28 0.45 0.10
Associates (T) 110 0.19 100 0.30 170 0.34 0.47 180 0.15 0.36
College + (T) 110 0.62 100 0.62 170 0.55 0.50 180 0.56 0.50
Annual salary (T) 90 35831.42 10605.56 100 40965.06 18510.18 0.39 170 32743.28 13856.61 170 35052.85 11695.57 0.98
Yrs. teaching experience 110 17.46 10.92 100 17.92 7.56 0.88 170 11.68 7.81 180 10.13 6.63 0.57
Classroom Observations - Spring 2004
TBRS Math Quality 100 1.21 0.94 100 0.72 0.46 0.22 160 1.43 0.80 170 0.91 0.46 0.02
TBRS Math Quantity 100 1.26 0.69 100 0.95 0.33 0.28 160 1.42 0.67 170 1.00 0.35 0.06
TBRS Literacy Quality 100 1.12 0.33 100 1.13 0.39 0.96 160 1.53 0.36 170 1.18 0.26 0.04
TBRS Literacy Quantity 100 1.01 0.35 100 0.93 0.42 0.56 160 1.47 0.40 170 0.92 0.27 0.00
CIS Arnett Total 100 3.06 0.63 100 2.93 0.60 0.79 160 3.35 0.31 180 2.93 0.54 0.11
ECERS Total 110 3.81 0.95 100 3.61 0.86 0.98 170 4.21 0.58 180 3.50 0.80 0.06
ECERS Provisions 110 3.67 1.03 100 3.53 0.75 0.90 170 4.19 0.72 180 3.35 0.77 0.03
ECERS Interaction 110 4.66 1.44 100 4.33 1.40 0.81 170 5.33 0.83 180 4.06 1.26 0.02
Child Outcomes - Fall 2003
PPVT 110 89.28 12.60 100 92.23 14.68 0.31 170 86.57 16.21 180 87.00 16.37 0.88
WJ Letter Word 110 102.86 17.40 100 101.98 13.86 0.81 170 94.69 15.39 180 92.90 16.49 0.52
WJ Spelling 110 95.30 14.09 100 92.28 11.85 0.32 170 89.48 12.43 180 89.22 13.12 0.92
WJ Applied Problems 110 99.78 12.84 100 96.68 13.70 0.21 170 92.67 13.55 180 90.93 16.41 0.27
CMAA Composite 110 0.44 0.24 100 0.45 0.24 0.83 170 0.33 0.23 180 0.32 0.22 0.70
Social Skills (teacher report) 110 106.06 13.46 100 107.70 14.52 0.62 170 99.61 16.97 180 99.75 20.64 0.85
Behavior Problems (teacher report) 110 96.00 12.10 100 95.91 13.45 0.97 170 101.35 13.78 180 102.50 15.62 0.76
Missing any academic prescore 108 0.00 100 0.00 - 170 0.00 180 0.00 -
Missing any socio-emotional prescore 108 0.02 100 0.04 0.49 170 0.01 180 0.01 1.00
Child Outcomes - Spring 2004
PPVT 110 94.84 13.02 100 93.41 15.28 0.66 170 92.19 15.08 180 90.02 15.12 0.05
WJ Letter Word 110 101.46 14.15 100 101.31 14.33 0.96 170 99.75 11.32 180 99.03 13.23 0.66
WJ Spelling 110 95.90 13.27 100 93.11 11.84 0.29 170 91.45 13.08 180 91.26 12.99 0.84
WJ Applied Problems 110 98.81 13.43 100 94.48 12.96 0.15 170 94.98 12.73 180 93.30 15.85 0.20
CMAA Composite 110 0.66 0.21 100 0.55 0.21 0.01 170 0.49 0.26 180 0.49 0.28 0.85
Social Skills (teacher report) 110 113.37 12.08 100 108.93 14.84 0.23 170 108.36 15.42 180 108.70 13.45 0.99
Behavior Problems (teacher report) 110 96.15 12.77 100 98.98 13.92 0.40 170 99.08 13.24 180 99.38 12.90 0.90
Literacy composite score 110 0.05 0.96 100 −0.08 0.95 0.55 170 −0.22 0.94 180 −0.31 0.98 0.38
Math composite score 110 0.34 0.89 100 −0.10 0.86 0.02 170 −0.22 1.01 180 −0.29 1.18 0.48
Academic composite score 110 0.24 0.91 100 −0.10 0.88 0.09 170 −0.24 0.96 180 −0.32 1.11 0.44
Social skills composite score 110 0.41 0.91 100 0.13 1.03 0.29 170 0.11 1.01 180 0.11 0.89 0.94
Missing any academic outcome 108 0.00 100 0.02 0.29 170 0.02 176 0.03 0.43
Missing any socio-emotional outcome 108 0.00 100 0.00 0.25 170 0.01 176 0.00 0.28

Note. TBRS = Teacher Behavior Rating Scale. TBRS Literacy variables are composites of oral language, book reading, written expression, and print and letter knowledge. Further detail on classroom observational measures is available in Appendix Tables 1a & b. p-values account for clustering by random assignment site and date of classroom observational assessment (for classroom observation t-tests only). Ns are rounded to the nearest 10 in accordance with NCES data policies.