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Table 2 Teacher survey questions (7-Point Likert, excepted adoption and demographic questions)

From: How are primary school computer science curricular reforms contributing to equity? Impact on student learning, perception of the discipline, and gender gaps

Dimension

References

Concept

Original question (when different from the final question)

Adaptation to the context of the curricular reform (translated from French)

M±SD ([min, max])

Professional development programme perception (Cronbach’s \(\alpha =0.88\))

   

Root: overall, the CS PD programme

 
 

El-Hamamsy et al. (2021b)

Interest

 

Was rich and interesting

\(1.58\pm 1.11\) (\([-2.0, 3.0]\))

 

El-Hamamsy et al. (2021b)

Difficulty

 

Had an adapted difficulty

\(1.2\pm 1.27\) (\([-2.0, 3.0]\))

 

El-Hamamsy et al. (2021b)

Equilibrium

 

Had a good equilibrium between theory and practice

\(1.48\pm 1.16\) (\([-1.0, 3.0]\))

 

El-Hamamsy et al. (2021b)

Workshops

Not applicable

I enjoyed the workshops

\(2.05\pm 1.06\) (\([-2.0, 3.0]\))

 

El-Hamamsy et al. (2021b)

Trainers

Not applicable

I appreciated the trainers

\(2.26\pm 0.79\) ([0.0, 3.0])

 

El-Hamamsy et al. (2021b)

Exchanges

Not applicable

I enjoyed the exchanges with the other participants

\(1.8\pm 1.07\) (\([-1.0, 3.0]\))

 

Danaher and Haddrell (1996)

PD recommendation

Not applicable

I would recommend the CS PD programme to other teachers

\(1.41\pm 1.29\) (\([-3.0, 3.0]\))

 

Danaher and Haddrell (1996)

Pedagogical activity recommendation

Not applicable

I would recommend the pedagogical activities seen in CS training to other teachers

\(1.7\pm 1.18\) (\([-2.5, 3.0]\))

CS perception (Cronbach’s \(\alpha =0.93\))

   

Root: Today I believe that CS

 
 

Roche (2019)

CS school mission

 

Is part of the school’s mission

\(0.66\pm 1.41\) (\([-3.0, 3.0]\))

 

Roche (2019)

CS transversal utility

 

Is useful for learning in other subjects

\(0.92\pm 1.22\) (\([-2.5, 3.0]\))

  

CS global-utility

 

Is generally useful

\(0.94\pm 1.14\) (\([-2.5, 3.0]\))

 

Deci et al. (1989)

CS potential for advancement

Not applicable

Enables students to have a better chance of professional integration

\(0.4\pm 1.23\) (\([-2.0, 3.0]\))

 

Deci et al. (1989)

CS potential for advancement

Not applicable

Enable students to become digital actors rather than consumers

\(0.69\pm 1.2\) (\([-2.0, 3.0]\))

 

Deci et al. (1989)

CS potential for advancement

Not applicable

Allows students to express their creativity

\(-0.07\pm 1.42\) (\([-3.0, 3.0]\))

  

CS global-non-utility

 

Is not really worth it

\(-1.25\pm 1.24\) (\([-3.0, 2.0]\))

  

CS non-utility

 

Will not necessarily bring much to the students

\(-0.86\pm 1.24\) (\([-3.0, 2.0]\))

Autonomous motivation to teach CS (Cronbach’s \(\alpha _{\text{all}}=0.68\), \(\alpha =0.76\) without Introjected regulation 1) based on the Situational Motivational Angot (2013) and Motivation at work Gagné et al. (2010) scales

   

Root: The reason I have implemented/plan to implement CS activities with my students is that

 
 

Angot (2013)

Intrinsic motivation 1

I find this activity really pleasant.

Teaching CS is fun

\(0.65\pm 1.28\) (\([-3.0, 3.0]\))

 

Angot (2013)

Identified regulation 1

I think this activity is important to me.

I believe that teaching CS is important for students

\(0.84\pm 1.26\) (\([-2.0, 3.0]\))

 

Angot (2013)

External regulation 1

I feel I am supposed to do it.

I feel I am supposed to do this

\(0.75\pm 1.61\) (\([-3.0, 3.0]\))

 

Angot (2013)

Intrinsic motivation 2

I find this activity interesting

I find that teaching CS interesting

\(0.87\pm 1.18\) (\([-3.0, 3.0]\))

 

Angot (2013)

Identified regulation 2

I find that doing this activity is good for me.

I find that teaching CS is useful for my students

\(0.9\pm 1.2\) (\([-2.5, 3.0]\))

 

Angot (2013)

External regulation 2

It’s something I have to do.

I feel that this is something I have to do

\(0.7\pm 1.37\) (\([-3.0, 3.0]\))

 

Gagné et al. (2010)

Introjected regulation 1

My work is my life and I don’t want to fail

I want to show others that I can do it

\(-1.35\pm 1.62\) (\([-3.0, 2.0]\))

 

Gagné et al. (2010)

Introjected regulation 2

My reputation depends on it

My reputation depends on it

\(-1.54\pm 1.54\) (\([-3.0, 3.0]\))

Adoption

El-Hamamsy et al. (2022a)

Number of activities

 

Which activities did you teach? [List of all the CS pedagogical activities the teachers were trained to introduce in the CS-PD programme they participated in in 2018–2019 for which they had access to all the requires material and pedagogical resources]

\(2.3\pm 1.88\) ([0.0, 7.0])

 

El-Hamamsy et al. (2022a)

Periods

 

How many periods did you teach per activity? [List of the activities that the teachers selected in the previous question]

\(9.15\pm 10.36\) ([0.0, 45.0])

Demographics

 

Age

 

Age

\(39.44\pm 11.51\) ([23.0, 62.0])

  

Teaching experience

 

Years of teaching experience

\(15.24\pm 10.91\) ([0.5, 38.0])

  

ICT experience

 

Years of experience with informatics

\(11.78\pm 8.15\) ([0.0, 30.0])

  

Teaching Digital Education experience

 

Years of experience in teaching digital education

\(2.49\pm 2.22\) ([0.0, 18.0])

  

Perceived ICT competence

 

When it comes to ICT, I consider myself to be (1 = a non-user, 2 = a novice, 3 = an intermediate, 4 = somebody who is used to it, 5 = an expert)

\(3.32\pm 0.75\) ([1.0, 5.0])

  

Relative ICT competence

 

I tend to use digital technologies (1 = after most of my colleagues, 2 = as the same time as most of my colleagues, 3 = before most of my colleagues, I am an early adopter, 4 = before anybody else, I am an innovator)

\(2.17\pm 0.69\) ([1.0, 4.0])

  1. Cronbach’s \(\alpha\) is provided for each sub-scale. Please note that the sample size (n = 67) was too small to validate the measurement model through Confirmatory Factor Analysis