Table 5.
Descriptive statistics for ability by year
| Year | Type of class | Mean | SD | Minimum | Maximum | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | CP and Collab (n = 178) | Pre | − .701 | .610 | − 2.58 | .81 |
| Post | − .526 | .644 | − 2.19 | 1.08 | ||
| Gifted and honors (n = 229) | Pre | − .005 | .592 | − 1.61 | 1.29 | |
| Post | .383 | .603 | − 1.87 | 1.62 | ||
| Year 2 | CP and Collab (n = 141) | Pre | − .534 | .563 | − 2.22 | 1.00 |
| Post | − .083 | .564 | − 1.65 | 1.47 | ||
| Gifted and honors (n = 252) | Pre | .123 | .530 | − 1.68 | 1.62 | |
| Post | .761 | .578 | − 0.68 | 2.41 | ||
| Year 3 | CP and Collab (n = 134) | Pre | − .507 | .503 | − 1.65 | 1.04 |
| Post | .030 | .654 | − 1.66 | 1.72 | ||
| Gifted and honors (n = 344) | Pre | .055 | .599 | − 1.92 | 1.58 | |
| Post | 1.175 | .805 | − 1.06 | 3.33 |