Table 1 Association between teacher’s characteristics, training experience, performance of their school coordinators and mentors and number of core activities and sessions taught in the classroom among 79 grade six school teachers in 2019–2020
Variables | n | Number of core activities completed (0–35) | Number of core activities taught exactly as outlined in the manual (0–35) | Number of sessions taught (0–9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total years as teacher or guidance counselor | ||||
1 ~ 5 years | 9 | 28.6(4.6) | 25.1(4.0) | 6.9(2.0) |
6 ~ 10 years | 18 | 29.7(4.9) | 23.9(6.4) | 7.5(1.4) |
> 10 years | 50 | 27.5(5.5) | 21.8(7.4) | 7.0(1.6) |
F test | 1.12 | 1.25 | 0.73 | |
Education level | ||||
Associate degree/teaching certificate | 4 | 26.5(1.7) | 19.3(8.7) | 6.5(1.0) |
Bachelor degree | 60 | 28.1(5.7) | 23.1(7.0) | 7.0(1.6) |
Master degree | 12 | 28.8(4.4) | 22.5(5.6) | 7.9(1.6) |
F test | 0.28 | 0.60 | 1.97 | |
Attended a FOYC training workshop | ||||
Yes | 64 | 28.1(5.6) | 22.4(7.2) | 7.0(1.7) |
No | 15 | 29.3(4.0) | 24.4(5.1) | 7.9(1.1) |
t test | −0.79 | −1.02 | − 1.95 | |
Prior experience of teaching HIV risk reduction intervention | ||||
Yes | 12 | 29.6(3.0) | 23.9(7.0) | 7.3(1.5) |
No | 65 | 28.0(5.7) | 22.4(6.9) | 7.1(1.6) |
t test | 1.43 | 0.69 | 0.37 | |
Having other teaching priorities | ||||
Yes | 27 | 28.3(6.1) | 22.6(6.5) | 6.9(1.8) |
No | 44 | 28.5(4.9) | 23.3(7.1) | 7.3(1.5) |
t test | −0.22 | −0.41 | −1.00 | |
Importance of FOYC for the grade six students in your school | ||||
Very important | 72 | 28.1(5.4) | 22.3(6.9) | 7.1(1.6) |
Somewhat important | 5 | 29.8(4.8) | 26.8(4.4) | 7.2(2.2) |
t test | −0.70 | −1.43 | −0.16 | |
FOYC is a Bahamian curriculum | ||||
Very much so | 49 | 27.6(5.7) | 22.4(7.4) | 6.9(1.6) |
Somewhat | 26 | 28.9(4.6) | 22.3(5.7) | 7.5(1.4) |
t test | −1.04 | 0.07 | − 1.74 | |
Performance of school coordinators | ||||
Satisfactory | 16 | 22.3(6.4) | 18.5(8.1) | 6.4(1.7) |
Very good | 47 | 29.6(3.7) | 24.4(6.2) | 7.1(1.6) |
Excellent | 16 | 30.4(4.1) | 22.2(5.8) | 7.9(1.1) |
F test | 18.54*** | 5.01** | 3.77* | |
Performance of mentors | ||||
No mentors/satisfactory | 59 | 27.6(5.8) | 22.3(7.1) | 6.9(1.6) |
Very good | 20 | 30.4(2.6) | 24.3(5.8) | 7.8(1.6) |
T test | −2.96** | −1.16 | −2.01* | |