Investigating the educational experiences of students with disabilities during the COVID-19 school disruption: an international perspective

Shelton, Alexandra; Gezer, Tuba

doi:10.1186/s40536-023-00183-7

Large-scale Assessments in Education

An IERI – International Educational Research Institute Journal

Table 4 t-test Results comparing students with and without disabilities in teacher support, schoolwork and feeling by country

From: Investigating the educational experiences of students with disabilities during the COVID-19 school disruption: an international perspective

		Students with disabilities			Students without disabilities
		N	Mean	SD	N	Mean	SD	t-test	Effect Size
Burkina Faso	Teacher Support	30	2.52	0.72	299	2.22	0.74	2.12
	Schoolwork	31	1.96	0.43	299	1.53	0.49	4.62	0.87***
	Learning Experiences	31	2.34	0.54	299	2.20	0.60	1.27
	Learning Progress	31	2.74	0.74	299	2.01	0.87	4.49	0.85***
	Feelings	110	1.53	0.51	1968	1.50	0.55	0.42
Denmark	Teacher Support	169	3.04	0.55	1071	2.80	0.52	5.41	0.45***
	Schoolwork	173	1.97	0.43	1075	1.87	0.45	2.79	0.23**
	Learning Experiences	174	2.64	0.49	1085	2.73	0.48	-2.50
	Learning Progress	174	2.56	0.71	1083	2.42	0.71	2.47	0.20**
	Feelings	171	2.32	0.59	1071	2.40	0.57	-1.72
Ethiopia	Teacher Support	1042	2.84	0.75	688	2.62	0.82	5.77	0.28***
	Schoolwork	1037	1.77	0.62	694	1.76	0.64	0.19
	Learning Experiences	1037	2.24	0.62	689	2.28	0.65	-1.29
	Learning Progress	1022	2.81	0.87	681	2.54	0.94	6.19	0.31***
	Feelings	1568	1.89	0.70	1252	1.91	0.73	-0.74
Kenya	Teacher Support	515	2.52	0.70	259	2.15	0.78	6.67	0.51***
	Schoolwork	514	1.77	0.56	254	1.58	0.54	4.40	0.34***
	Learning Experiences	512	2.33	0.56	268	2.27	0.62	1.31
	Learning Progress	511	2.41	0.81	254	2.09	0.84	5.09	0.39***
	Feelings	561	2.11	0.62	343	1.89	0.63	5.05	0.35***
United Arab Emirates	Teacher Support	748	3.29	0.56	1913	3.17	0.57	5.15	0.22***
	Schoolwork	748	2.31	0.47	1908	2.21	0.50	4.67	0.20***
	Learning Experiences	742	2.70	0.61	1907	2.72	0.57	-0.62
	Learning Progress	742	2.93	0.73	1908	2.72	0.78	6.12	0.27***
	Feelings	752	1.98	0.60	1914	2.02	0.63	-1.67
Total	Teacher Support	2504	2.92	0.73	4230	2.86	0.72	3.38	0.09***
	Schoolwork	2503	1.95	0.60	4230	1.96	0.57	-1.16
	Learning Experiences	2496	2.42	0.63	4248	2.59	0.61	-10.35	-0.26***
	Learning Progress	2480	2.75	0.83	4225	2.53	0.83	10.44	0.26***
	Feelings	3162	1.96	0.67	6548	1.90	0.69	4.08	0.09***

Note. Sampling weights were not used in these analyses. UAE = United Arab Emirates
* p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001

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