Table 1 Socio-demographic features of children and their families
From: Short-term effects of a classroom-based STEAM program using robotic kits on children in South Korea
Variables | Categories | Treatment Group | Control Group | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Children | Â | 334 | 116 | 450 |
Gender | Boy | 154 (46.1) | 65 (56.0) | 219 (48.7) |
Girl | 180 (53.9) | 51 (44.0) | 231 (51.3) | |
Experience with robotics or programming | Yes | 44 (13.2) | 20 (17.2) | 64 (14.2) |
No | 212 (63.5) | 95 (81.9) | 305 (67.8) | |
No response | 78 (23.4) | 1 (0.9) | 79 (24.4) | |
Father’s educational level | High school | 23 (6.9) | 2 (1.7) | 25 (5.6) |
College | 45 (13.5) | 1 (0.9) | 46 (10.2) | |
University | 109 (32.6) | 1 (0.9) | 110 (24.4) | |
Graduate school | 30 (9.0) | – | 30 (6.7) | |
No response | 171 (40.6) | 112(96.6) | 239 (53.1) | |
Mother’s educational level | High school | 30 (9.0) | 2 (1.7) | 32 (7.1) |
College | 55 (16.5) | 1 (0.9) | 56 (12.4) | |
University | 95 (28.4) | 1 (0.9) | 96 (21.3) | |
Graduate school | 27 (8.1) | – | 27 (6.0) | |
No response | 127 (38.0) | 172 (40.9) | 239 (53.1) | |
Institution | Childcare center | 265 (79.3) | 25 (78.1) | 381 (84.7) |
Kindergarten | 69 (20.7) | 7 (21.9) | 69 (15.3) |