An IERI – International Educational Research Institute Journal
 | Germany | France | Italy | Netherlands | ||||
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M | SE | M | SE | M | SE | M | SE | |
Classroom characteristics | ||||||||
 Years teaching*** | 18.61 | .89 | 16.39 | .75 | 24.06 | .72 | 14.48 | .78 |
 Female sex*** | .91 | .02 | .76 | .03 | .98 | .01 | .75 | .03 |
 Software for reading instruction*** | .58 | .04 | .15 | .02 | .31 | .03 | .62 | .04 |
 Time spent on reading instruction/activities*** | 2.39 | .15 | 4.28 | .23 | 3.51 | .18 | 4.25 | .34 |
 Classroom library*** | .82 | .03 | .87 | .02 | .73 | .03 | .86 | .03 |
School characteristics | ||||||||
 School library* | .78 | .04 | .68 | .04 | .84 | .04 | .82 | .04 |