Table 5.
Proportions of variance in (i) mathematical performance of Year 1 students that could be explained by fine motor precision and fine motor integration subtests, beyond that accounted for by age; (ii) reading performance of Year 1 students that could be explained by fine motor precision and fine motor integration subtests, beyond that accounted for by age
| R | R2 | F, (df), p | Adj R2 | ΔR2 | ΔF, (df), p | B, [95% CI], SE B | β | t, p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | |||||||||
| Step 1 | .327 | .107 | 6.37, (1, 53), <.015 | .090 | .107 | 6.37, (1, 53), .015 | 181.35, [112.49, 250.22], 34.34 | 5.28, <.001 | |
| Age | -12.77, [-22.92, -2.62], 5.06 | -.327 | -2.52, .015 | ||||||
| Step 2 | .503 | .253 | 8.82, (2, 52), .001 | .225 | .146 | 10.18, (1, 52), .002 | 145.97, [78.58, 213.36], 33.58 | 4.35, <.001 | |
| Age | -10.72, [-20.19, -1.25], 4.72 | -.275 | -2.27, .027 | ||||||
| Fine motor precision | 1.57, [0.58, 2.56], 0.49 | .386 | 3.19, .002 | ||||||
| Step 3 | .589 | .347 | 9.03, (3, 51), <.001 | .309 | .094 | 7.31, (1, 51), .009 | 124.19, [58.50, 189.88], 32.72 | 3.80, <.001 | |
| Age | -8.65, [-17.72, 0.43], 4.52 | -.222 | -1.91, .061 | ||||||
| Fine motor precision | 0.39, [-0.89, 1.67], 0.64 | .096 | 0.61, .544 | ||||||
| Fine motor integration | 1.50, [0.39, 2.61], 0.55 | .430 | 2.70, .009 | ||||||
| Reading | |||||||||
| Step 1 | .202 | .041 | 2.21, (1, 52), .143 | .022 | .041 | 2.21, (1, 52), .143 | 162.04, [75.40, 248.68], 43.18 | 3.75, <.001 | |
| Age | -9.43, [-22.16, 3.30], 6.34 | -.202 | -1.49, .143 | ||||||
| Step 2 | .387 | .150 | 4.50, (2, 51), .016 | .117 | .109 | 6.56, (1, 51), .013 | 124.47, [36.98, 211.97], 43.58 | 2.86, .006 | |
| Age | -6.82, [-19.10, 5.46], 6.12 | -.146 | -1.12, .270 | ||||||
| Fine motor precision | 1.45, [0.31, 2.59], 0.57 | .335 | 2.56, .013 | ||||||
| Step 3 | .502 | .252 | 5.60, (3, 50), .002 | .207 | .102 | 6.79, (1, 50), .012 | 109.41, [25.65, 193.18], 41.71 | 2.62, .012 | |
| Age | -5.81, [-17.47, 5.86], 5.81 | -.124 | -1.00, .322 | ||||||
| Fine motor precision | 0.10, [-1.40, 1.60], 0.75 | .022 | 0.13, .898 | ||||||
| Fine motor integration | 1.68, [0.39, 2.98], 0.65 | .450 | 2.61, .012 | ||||||
Unstandardised (B) and standardised (β) regression coefficients; significant p-values (p < .05) in bold