Evaluating a complex and sustained STEM engagement programme through the lens of science capital: insights from Northeast England

International Journal of STEM Education

Table 2 Low, medium and high science capital groupings at intervention stages with group differences to age-aligned comparator groups by Chi Square Test

	% Low science capital	% Medium science capital	% High science capital	X²	DF	p
Baseline Year 7	1.2	58.1	40.7
Intervention Cohort at Midpoint (Year 9)	3.6	69.4	27.0	21.047	2	0.001
Baseline Year 9 Comparator	0.6	62.8	36.7	21.047	2	0.001
Intervention Cohort at Endpoint (Year 11)	2.3	79.3	18.4	3.255	2	0.196
Baseline Year 11 Comparator	1.2	75.8	23.0	3.255	2	0.196