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Table 9 Results of moderator variable analysis of unplugged activities on CT

From: Fostering computational thinking through unplugged activities: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Moderator variables

N

Hedges’s g

SE

95% CI

Z

Qb

p

LL

UL

Grade level

 

0.179

0.672

 Primary

8

0.914***

0.187

0.547

1.280

4.888

  

 Lower secondary

8

1.117*

0.443

0.248

1.986

2.520

  

Class size

 

5.591

0.061

 Small (< 50)

11

1.006***

0.227

0.562

1.451

4.437

  

 Medium (50–100)

1

0.408*

0.195

0.026

0.790

2.092

  

 Large (> 100)

4

1.228**

0.425

0.395

2.060

2.890

  

Intervention period

 

3.595

0.166

 Short (1–5 weeks)

5

1.226*

0.516

0.215

2.238

2.376

  

 Medium (6–10 weeks)

8

1.033***

0.278

0.489

1.577

3.722

  

 Long (> 10 weeks)

3

0.576***

0.110

0.359

0.792

5.215

  

Tools

 

0.435

0.805

 Board game

5

0.922***

0.064

0.787

1.047

14.420

  

 Paper activity

5

1.090**

0.387

0.333

1.848

2.820

  

 Others

6

1.163*

0.469

0.244

2.082

2.480

  
  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
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