Table 5.
Descriptive statistics and ANOVA results for average effectiveness ratings by type of respondent
| Variable | Teachers | Family | ANOVA | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey question | N | M | SD | N | M | SD | Effect | df | F | p | η2 |
| Story time /reading books | 53 | 3.05 | 0.86 | 51 | 2.72 | 1.02 | Between groups | 1 | 3.19 | 0.07 | 0.030 |
| Within groups | 102 | ||||||||||
| Total | 103 | ||||||||||
| Games and social activities | 53 | 3.07 | 0.89 | 51 | 2.78 | 0.96 | Between groups | 1 | 2.54 | 0.11 | 0.024 |
| Within groups | 102 | ||||||||||
| Total | 103 | ||||||||||
| Direct Instruction | 53 | 2.39 | 0.81 | 51 | 2.54 | 0.94 | Between groups | 1 | 0.78 | 0.37 | 0.008 |
| Within groups | 102 | ||||||||||
| Total | 103 | ||||||||||
| Sing-alongs* | 53 | 3.05 | 0.79 | 51 | 2.41 | 1.06 | Between groups | 1 | 12.36 | 0.001* | 0.108 |
| Within groups | 102 | ||||||||||
| Total | 103 | ||||||||||
| One-on-one time with teachers | 53 | 3.13 | 0.83 | 51 | 3.11 | 0.93 | Between groups | 1 | 0.007 | 0.93 | 0.001 |
| Within groups | 102 | ||||||||||
| Total | 103 | ||||||||||
| Hands-on activities with an adult assisting | 53 | 2.94 | 0.94 | 51 | 3.07 | 0.86 | Between groups | 1 | 0.57 | 0.45 | 0.006 |
| Within groups | 102 | ||||||||||
| Total | 103 | ||||||||||
| Hands-on activities without adult assisting | 53 | 1.96 | 0.80 | 51 | 2.03 | 0.95 | Between groups | 1 | 0.19 | 0.65 | 0.002 |
| Within groups | 102 | ||||||||||
| Total | 103 | ||||||||||
| Art activities | 53 | 2.77 | 0.93 | 51 | 2.64 | 0.95 | Between groups | 1 | 0.46 | 0.49 | 0.005 |
| Within groups | 102 | ||||||||||
| Total | 103 | ||||||||||
+ p < 0.10; * p < .05; ** = p < .01