TABLE 6.
Unstandardized coefficients (and standard errors) of multilevel models of children’s behaviors.
Effect | Parameter | Children Observing the Exhibit | Children Engaging with the Exhibit | Children’s Requests for Science Information | Children’s Science Explanations |
Intercept | γ00 | 0.47(0.37) | 0.78(0.70) | 0.38(0.20) | −0.05(0.11) |
Parents’ Requests for Science Information | γ01 | 0.54**(0.15) | −0.47(0.27) | 0.003(0.08) | −0.03(0.05) |
Parents’ Science Explanations | γ02 | 0.74*(0.34) | −0.67(0.62) | 0.30(0.19) | −0.29**(0.11) |
Duration | γ001 | 0.003(0.06) | 0.44**(0.12) | −0.02(0.03) | 0.001(0.02) |
Interactive Exhibit | γ002 | −1.67(0.37) | −1.56*(0.71) | −0.26(0.21) | 0.31**(0.01) |
Educator Condition | γ003 | 0.20(0.42) | −0.66(0.78) | 0.00(0.23) | 0.11(0.12) |
Random Effects | |||||
Family ID | 0.88**,***(0.20) | 0.47**,***(0.12) | 0.24**,***(0.06) | 0.12**,***(0.02) | |
Site ID | 0.24(0.19) | 2.26**(0.71) | 0.08(0.07) | 0.00(0.00) |
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.