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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for the four groups of participating families in the total sample (cohort 1 and cohort 2 combined)

From: App-based learning for kindergarten children at home (Learning4Kids): Study protocol for cohort 2 and the school assessments

 

Tablet group 1 (Literacy)

Tablet group 2 (Numeracy)

Control group 1 (Control tablet)

Control group 2 (No tablet)

Total sample

Number of participants, N

151

151

98

100

500

Children’s age at t1

in months, M (SD), range

60.8 (4.4)

51–73

61.0 (4.5)

53–75

60.9 (4.7)

51–73

61.3 (5.0)

53–73

61.0 (4.6)

51–75

Children’s gender:

male / female

76 / 75

71 / 80

45 / 53

51 / 49

243 / 257

Families with migration backgrounda, N (%)

60 (40.0)

69 (45.7)

39 (40.2)

42 (42.0)

210 (42.2)

SESb; M (SD)

102.2 (37.5)

101.5 (37.8)

101.1 (34.2)

98.4 (35.5)

101.0 (36.5)

  1. amigration background: At least one parent or the child being born outside of Germany;
  2. bSES: highest family occupational prestige [29]