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Table 7 Process quality by implementation type

From: Implementation and quality of an early childhood education program for newly arrived refugee children in Germany: an observational study

CLASS dimension

Mobile

Improv

Education

Improv vs. education

(n = 5)

(n = 22)

(n = 14)

t

df

p

d

Positive climate

5.70 (1.61)

6.18 (0.89)

6.14 (0.84)

0.13

29.07

0.896

0.05

Negative climate

6.90 (0.22)

6.84 (0.28)

6.89 (0.21)

− 0.63

32.95

0.536

0.20

Teacher sensitivity

5.10 (0.89)

5.64 (1.05)

6.00 (0.62)

− 1.31

33.89

0.200

0.40

Behavior management

5.20 (1.35)

5.66 (1.08)

6.18 (1.05)

− 1.43

28.53

0.164

0.49

Productivity

5.50 (1.47)

5.21 (1.35)

6.07 (0.65)

− 2.50

30.50

0.018*

0.76

Social support

5.95 (0.58)

5.89 (0.77)

6.26 (0.47)

− 1.75

32.77

0.090

0.55

 Language modeling

3.10 (1.39)

3.61 (1.32)

3.96 (1.42)

− 0.74

26.26

0.464

0.26

 Teacher involvement

4.40 (1.25)

5.09 (1.24)

5.61 (0.92)

− 1.43

33.03

0.163

0.46

  1. Means (standard deviations) per subscale and implementation type (lowest = 1, medium = 4, highest = 7); Welch-test due to variance heterogeneity; n = 41. Mobile groups are not considered in inferential testing due to the small subsample
  2. Mobile mobile concepts or temporary setups, Improv improvised settings, Education education settings
  3. *p < 0.05