TABLE 5.
Child, Classroom, and Teacher Characteristics Associated With Children’s Gains in Social-Emotional Competencies During Preschool
| Closeness |
Conflict |
Social Competence |
Problem Behaviors |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | B | SE | p | B | SE | p | B | SE | p | B | SE | p |
| Child characteristic | ||||||||||||
| Score—PK fall | 0.47** | 0.03 | .00 | 0.68** | 0.04 | .00 | 0.66** | 0.03 | .00 | 0.68** | 0.05 | .00 |
| Boy | −0.05 | 0.04 | .14 | 0.07 | 0.05 | .16 | −0.09* | 0.04 | .03 | 0.08** | 0.03 | .01 |
| AA (1)/White (0) | −0.08 | 0.04 | .06 | 0.10 | 0.07 | .13 | −0.06 | 0.06 | .28 | 0.08* | 0.04 | .03 |
| Latino (1)/White (0) | 0.00 | 0.08 | .96 | −0.11 | 0.11 | .31 | 0.14 | 0.10 | .17 | −0.09 | 0.06 | .16 |
| Other race (1)/White (0) | −0.03 | 0.06 | .58 | −0.14 | 0.08 | .08 | 0.10 | 0.07 | .18 | −0.05 | 0.05 | .28 |
| Maternal education (years) | 0.02 | 0.01 | .09 | 0.00 | 0.01 | .83 | 0.01 | 0.01 | .35 | −0.01 | 0.01 | .29 |
| Classroom characteristic | ||||||||||||
| LEP (%) | 0.04 | 0.09 | .64 | 0.36** | 0.14 | .01 | −0.08 | 0.13 | .57 | 0.12 | 0.08 | .15 |
| IEP (%) | 0.23 | 0.14 | .12 | −0.34 | 0.24 | .15 | 0.21 | 0.23 | .35 | 0.00 | 0.11 | .97 |
| No. of children enrolled | 0.01 | 0.01 | .11 | −0.02 | 0.01 | .31 | 0.02 | 0.01 | .23 | 0.00 | 0.01 | .56 |
| Family income-to-needs ratio | 0.00 | 0.02 | .91 | −0.02 | 0.03 | .58 | 0.03 | 0.03 | .31 | −0.02 | 0.02 | .27 |
| Teacher characteristic | ||||||||||||
| Child-centered beliefs | 0.05 | 0.04 | .17 | −0.08 | 0.06 | .18 | 0.10 | 0.06 | .08 | −0.01 | 0.03 | .82 |
| Self-efficacy | −0.04 | 0.03 | .24 | −0.04 | 0.05 | .51 | −0.06 | 0.05 | .23 | 0.01 | 0.03 | .76 |
| Advanced degree | 0.06 | 0.04 | .12 | −0.03 | 0.06 | .59 | 0.08 | 0.06 | .18 | −0.04 | 0.04 | .22 |
| Elem Ed (1)/ECE (0) | −0.01 | 0.04 | .80 | −0.04 | 0.07 | .61 | −0.08 | 0.07 | .25 | 0.03 | 0.04 | .43 |
| Other field (1)/ECE (0) | −0.05 | 0.04 | .18 | −0.04 | 0.07 | .57 | −0.04 | 0.06 | .53 | 0.00 | 0.04 | .97 |
| Consultancy (1)/Control (0) | 0.04 | 0.05 | .39 | −0.15 | 0.08 | .08 | 0.13 | 0.08 | .09 | −0.07 | 0.05 | .14 |
| Web Access (1)/Control (0) | 0.09 | 0.05 | .09 | −0.08 | 0.08 | .33 | 0.17* | 0.08 | .03 | −0.03 | 0.05 | .53 |
| Minutes on MTP BT website | .004** | .001 | .01 | −.002 | .002 | .44 | 0.01** | .002 | .00 | −.002 | .001 | .13 |
| BT | 0.09* | 0.04 | .04 | 0.11 | 0.07 | .11 | 0.01 | 0.07 | .93 | 0.04 | 0.05 | .40 |
Note. All covariates are included in the models. PK = pre-kindergarten; AA = African American; LEP = limited English proficiency; IEP = individualized education plan; Elem Ed = elementary education; ECE = early childhood education; MTP = MyTeachingPartner; BT = Banking Time.
*
p ≤ .05.
**
p ≤ .01.