A multilevel analysis of factors affecting kindergartners’ creative dispositions in relations to child-level variables and teacher-level variables

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy

Table 2 Mathematical representation of the model

Model	Equation
Unconditional model	Level 1 (child-level)	Y_ij = β_0j + r_ij
	Level 2 (teacher-level)	β_0j = γ₀₀ + u_0j
	Integrated model	Y_ij = γ₀₀ + u_0j + r_ij
Conditional model	Level 1 (child level)	(Creative dispositions)_ij = β_0j + β_1j(Creativity score_ij) + β_2j(Creative classroom climate_ij) + r_ij
	Level 2 (teacher-level)	β_0j = γ₀₀ + γ₀₁(type of school) + γ₀₂(Teachers’ creative dispositions_j) + γ₀₃*(Teachers’ perceptions of organizational creative climate) + u_0j β_1j = γ₁₀ + u_1j β_2j = γ₂₀ + u_2j
	Integrated model	Creative Dispositions_ij = γ₀₀ + γ₀₁type of kindergarten_j + γ₀₂ Teachers’ creative dispositions_j + γ₀₃Teachers’ perceptions of organizational creative climate_j + γ₁₀Creativity score_ij + γ₂₀Children’s perceptions of creative classroom climate_ij + u_0j + u_1jCreativity score_ij + u_2j*Chidren’s perceptions of creative classroom climate_ij + r_ij

Y_ij: creative dispositions or creativity of the ith participants of the jth teacher; β_0j: average creative dispositions or creativity of the jth teacher; r_ij: differences between individuals in creative disposition or creativity in the jth class; γ₀₀: average creative dispositions or creativity of all participants; u_0j: differences between teachers in children’s creative dispositions and creativity