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Attachment 5: Comparison of Teacher Post‐MWEE Initial vs. Nonresponse Questionnaire Results
This document compares responses from teachers who responded to the initial post‐MWEE
questionnaire with the responses from teachers who responded to a follow up non‐response post‐
MWEE questionnaire. For each question, the number of teachers who responded to the respective
questionnaires (n), descriptive statistics (frequencies, means/standard deviations), and significant
difference test results are reported. Chi square tests were conducted when the response choices were
nominal (e.g., yes/no) and independent t‐tests were conducted when response choices were ordinal
(e.g., 1‐5 point Likert‐type). P values are reported to indicate if initial and non‐respondent teachers’
responses are statistically significantly different (p<.05).
Note: The numbers in parentheses immediately following the response choices, such as (55), (1), (0), are
the values assigned to each response
MPDQ3 Are you currently a PreK‐12 teacher or educator?
No (0)
Yes (1)
n
% yes
% no
Chi Square
df
p value
statistic
Initial
113
100%
0%
N/A
1
N/A
questionnaire
Non‐response 27
100%
0%
questionnaire
MPDQ5 In what setting do you teach?
Public school (1)
n
% yes
% no
Chi Square
df
p value
statistic
Initial
113
95%
5%
1.50
1
0.60
questionnaire
Non‐response 27
100%
0%
questionnaire
Private school (2)
n
% yes
% no
Chi Square
df
p value
statistic
Initial
113
5%
95%
1.50
1
0.60
questionnaire
Non‐response 27
0%
100%
questionnaire
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Non‐formal education (e.g., environmental centers, zoos, museums, interpretive programs at local
or state level parks, youth organizations) (3)
n
% yes
% no
Chi Square
df
p value
statistic
Initial
113
0%
100%
N/A
1
N/A
questionnaire
Non‐response 27
0%
100%
questionnaire
Home‐school (4)
n
% yes
% no
Chi Square
df
p value
statistic
Initial
113
0%
100%
N/A
1
N/A
questionnaire
Non‐response 27
0%
100%
questionnaire
Other (88)
n
% yes
% no
Chi Square
df
p value
statistic
Initial
113
0%
100%
N/A
1
N/A
questionnaire
Non‐response 27
0%
100%
questionnaire
MQ9 In the past 12 months, did you implement a Meaningful Watershed Educational Experience
(MWEE) with your students? MWEEs are investigative, project‐oriented, sustained activities that
include one or more outdoor experiences, consider the watershed as a system, and are an integral part
of a school instructional program.
No (0)
Yes (1)
n
% yes
% no
Chi Square
df
p value
statistic
Initial
113
100%
0%
N/A
1
N/A
questionnaire
Non‐response 27
100%
0%
questionnaire
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MGQ37_1 How many of your students participated in a MWEE during the most recent school year?
(Please provide your best estimate, NOT a range)
About ___ students (1)
MGQ45 On average, did students participate in a MWEE over the course of:
One day (1)
2‐6 days (2)
One week (3)
2‐3 weeks (4)
One month (5)
2‐3 months (6)
4‐8 months (7)
A full school year (about 9 months) (8)
A full calendar year (9)
Multiple years (10)
n
Mean
Standard
t‐test statistic p value
deviation
Initial
113
5.43
2.63
2.16
0.03
questionnaire
Non‐response 27
4.26
2.12
questionnaire
MGQ43 On average during the last school year, about how many hours did a typical student spend
involved in MWEE activities? (check one)
None (0)
1‐2 hours (1)
3‐5 hours (2)
6‐9 hours (3)
10‐16 hours (4)
17‐24 hours (5)
25‐40 hours (6)
more than 40 hours (7)
n
Mean
Standard
t‐test statistic p value
deviation
Initial
113
4.08
1.72
0.22
0.83
questionnaire
Non‐response 27
4
1.59
questionnaire
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MGQ44 On average during the last school year, about how many hours did a typical student spend
outdoors during MWEE activities? (check one)
None (0)
1‐2 hours (1)
3‐5 hours (2)
6‐9 hours (3)
10‐16 hours (4)
17‐24 hours (5)
25‐40 hours (6)
more than 40 hours (7)
n
Mean
Standard
t‐test statistic p value
deviation
Initial
113
3.13
1.47
1.97
0.05
questionnaire
Non‐response 27
2.58
1.24
questionnaire
MGQ52 As a result of participating in MWEEs, students:
Know more
about
watersheds
(1)
NA (55)
Strongly
disagree
1 (1)
2 (2)
3 (3)
n
Mean
Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
111
6.13
Standard
deviation
1.28
27
5.85
1.13
Express
greater
caring and
concern
for their
local
watershed
(2)
4 (4)
5 (5)
6 (6)
t‐test statistic
p value
1.02
0.31
n
Mean
Standard
t‐test statistic
Strong
ly
agree
7 (7)
p value
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Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
110
5.80
deviation
1.27
27
5.67
1.11
Are more
confident in
their ability
to protect
and/or
restore
watersheds
(3)
n
Mean
Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
111
5.49
Standard
deviation
1.37
27
5.41
1.00
Are more
likely to act
to protect
or restore
watersheds
(4)
n
Mean
Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
110
5.65
Standard
deviation
1.18
27
5.30
1.35
Are better
able to
make
informed
decisions
about how
to protect
or restore
watersheds
(5)
n
Mean
Standard
0.60
0.55
t‐test statistic
p value
0.28
0.78
t‐test statistic
p value
1.37
0.17
t‐test statistic
p value
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Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
108
5.69
deviation
1.18
27
5.56
1.22
Are better
able to
conduct
scientific
investigations
(6)
n
Mean
Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
112
5.77
Standard
deviation
1.14
27
5.78
0.80
Are better
able to
understand
the nature
of scientific
research (7)
5.85
0.86
n
Mean
Initial
109
5.55
‐0.04
0.97
27
p value
5.77
t‐test statistic
112
Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
Standard
deviation
1.18
Are more
likely to
express
an
interest
in
pursuing
science
careers
(8)
Mean
n
0.61
0.51
Standard
deviation
1.30
t‐test statistic
p value
‐0.35
0.73
t‐test statistic
p value
2.50
0.01
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questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
Perform
better in
science
(9)
27
4.85
1.29
n
Mean
Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
111
5.66
Standard
deviation
1.25
27
5.56
1.05
Perform
better
academically
(10)
n
Mean
Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
109
5.35
Standard
deviation
1.31
26
4.85
1.19
Perform
better on
state
standardized
tests (11)
p value
0.39
0.70
n
Mean
Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
104
4.92
Standard
deviation
1.54
26
4.19
1.23
p value
2.35
0.02
t‐test statistic
2.70
t‐test statistic
t‐test statistic
p value
0.01
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Are more
engaged
in their
science
learning
(12)
n
Mean
Initial
questionnaire
Non‐response
questionnaire
111
6
Standard
deviation
1.26
27
6.04
0.98
t‐test statistic
p value
‐0.14
0.89
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Author | Anita |
File Modified | 2015-10-22 |
File Created | 2015-10-22 |