Table 2 Means, standard deviations, and analysis of variance for the effects of Pre-K and no preschool attendance on three dependent variables
Fall | Mid-year | F | P | η 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M | SD | M | SD | ||||
PALS sum score | |||||||
Treatment (n = 857) | 58.78 | 15.01 | 68.71 | 15.80 | 21.16 | .000 | .020 |
Comparison (n = 171) | 52.81 | 16.19 | 63.06 | 17.12 | |||
PALS spelling | |||||||
Treatment (n = 859) | 18.99 | 9.28 | 27.71 | 10.81 | 17.61 | .000 | .017 |
Comparison (n = 171) | 15.37 | 8.81 | 24.66 | 10.54 | |||
PALS letter sounds | |||||||
Treatment (n = 858) | 23.40 | 3.04 | 25.03 | 1.61 | 9.57 | .002 | .009 |
Comparison (n = 170) | 22.69 | 3.94 | 24.53 | 2.58 | |||